"Euphemania", Our Love Affair with Euphemims,  by Ralph Keyes.  Copyright 2010 by the author.  Published by Little, Brown and Company, New York.  Stated First Edition, Coded First Printing.  NOT Ex-Library.  ISBN 978-0-3160-5656-4.  Note - the photos you see are of this volume - no 'Stock Photos' - we never use them.

A tight, firm clean book in black/bright shiny gilt-lettered hard boards, 8 1/2" x 6" x 279 pages of splendid text.  Here is the story of, for instance:

• How did 'devil' become 'deuce';
• Why do we say 'dark meat' and 'white meat'';
• How did 'underwear' become 'unmentionables';
• Why to dome call a bull a 'gentleman cow';
• When did 'adultery' become 'extrapair sex';
• How did 'drunk' become 'soused';
• Why were prunes renamed 'dried plums;
• Hundreds more.      

Clean, tight, firm, Brand New, unopened, unread.  No looseness, No dogears, No mustiness, No smoke smell.  We do try to describe them accurately.  We want you back as a customer.  Hundreds of repeat customers.   

A wonderful volume for the author, reader, teacher, historian, collector.  No names, No other pencilings, No bookplates, NOT Ex-Library,  NOT Remainder-marked.   Don't let this one get by you - it is a splendid find!