A Crash of Rhinoceroses: A Dictionary of Collective Nouns

by Rex Collings

Some are common: a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese; others are obscure (a temperance of cooks and a blush of boys). For each, the author provides a brief history of usage and cites texts where it can be found. Illustrated with appealing line drawings by Roderick Booth-Jones. Originally pub

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559210966
• ISBN13: 9781559210966
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Moyer Bell
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

A Crash of Rhinoceroses

This an excellent catalogue of collective nouns. The author is British but the book is published in the USA. The copy I purchased was an ex library copy which was in excellent condition, possibly because it did not seem to have been loaned out!