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The Author    Grant, John

The Title   A Directory of Discarded Ideas.

Binding   Hardback with dust wrapper

The condition of the Book   Near Fine

The condition of the wrapper   Very Good

Edition   First Edition

Publisher    Ashgrove Press 1981

ISBN    0906798140 / 9780906798140

The Illustrations or Illustrator   Illustrated by John Dyke

Our reference number   198931

An absorbing and often hilarious A-Z of history's also-rans - the inventions and ideas that didn't quite make it, mainly because they were completely off-the-wall. Spine of wrapper sunned.

Price = 9.00 GBP

 

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