| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xi, 463 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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data file rda |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
From Superstition -- By custom -- On the calendar -- At the table -- Around the kitchen -- In and around the house -- For the nursery -- In the bathroom -- Atop the vanity -- Through the medicine chest -- Under the Flag -- On the body -- Into the bedroom -- From the magazine rack -- At play -- In the pantry. |
| Summary |
The origins of words and phrases, superstitions, manners and customs, holidays, kitchen utencils, household appliances, household supplies, fairy tales, nursery rhymes, cosmetics, medicines, clothing, national emblems, patriotic societies, periodicals, toys, games, and foods. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: p. 422-442. |
| Subject |
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst00909533
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| Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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Dictionaries. (OCoLC)fst01423826
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Dictionaries.
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| ISBN |
0060550988 |
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9780060550981 |
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0060960930 (pbk.) |
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9780060960933 (pbk.) |
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