Dover Publications, October 1984. Reprint. Trade Paperback. "A fascinating, challenging book." ? A.L.A. Booklist Learn to use the most important codes and methods of secret communication in use since ancient times. Cipher and decipher codes used by spies. Explore the famous codes that changed the fate of nations and political..... More
Langenscheidt Publishers, December 1988. Hardcover. This compact and authoritative two-way dictionary has now been thoroughly revised and brought up-to-date, with more than 4,000 new words and phrases. It features:. This 1,104 pages, 75,000 entries dictionary contains extensive grammar coverage and usage examples. A compact, sturdy and comprehensive reference work recommended..... More
Cooperstown, 1824. Leather. Solid binding in origianl boards; Boards show general wear from age w/ chipping and fraying present at edges; Previous owner name present at front and rear end-pages along with some other minor markings; Text free of markings; Pages moderately foxed w/ some damp-staining present; Over-all an extremely..... More
Routledge, January 1978. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Aspen Publishers, May 2002. Paper Back. Ideally suited for child-focused courses that deal with the juvenile justice system or child-parent-state issues, this concise new casebook offers a perfect balance of scope and depth. More
Winter House, January 1970. Hardcover. Facsimile edition, 1970; Solid binding w/ mild wear at spine, front hinge slightly loose; Clean, sturdy boards w/ gilt design & lettering; Text free of markings. More
Oxford University Press, USA, October 1998. First Edition. Cloth. Here is a delightful and instructive compendium of the most memorable utterances of the world's most quotable writers. The Oxford Book of Literary Quotations covers all aspects of the literary life, from careful assessments of the relative value of literature ("The..... More
Oxford University Press, October 1988. Trade Paperback. The English language contains a large number of eponymic words--words derived from the names of people because of their close association with the product, service, or concept. Eponymic words fall into three categories: those derived from mythological or fictitious names; those which describe..... More
Cassell, October 2002. Trade Paperback. It's "clear as a bell"--this informative and fun A to Z guide to English idioms really "plumbs the depths" of the subject. Over 10,000 cross-referenced entries that range from "bread and circuses" to "apple-pie order" and "muscle in" to "zonk out" give the meaning of..... More
Everyman's Library / J.M. Dent/E.P. Dutton, 1936. Cloth. {4&3/8' x 7'} In heavily edgeworn, chipped, dust stained jacket. Spine is lightened. Burgundy cloth covered boards Gold lettering along spine. Volume Two, of Two Volume set. [444 pages plus eight page list of Everyman's Library titles then available and an essay..... More
Oxford University Press, October 2004. Paper Back. Dazzlingly entertaining, this new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations contains over 5,000 quotations hand-picked by the writer and broadcaster Ned Sherrin. Containing a wide coverage of themes, including forty brand new ones such as Autobiography, Awards and Prizes, Parties, Presidents..... More
Oxford University Press, March 1993. Paper Back. Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf, Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy, Louis Armstrong and Mae West, Woody Allen and Dorothy Parker--these are but a few of the figures who have given voice to our century's most..... More
Stein & Day, 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. First/first In edgeworn dustjacket. Cloth covered spine with gold lettering. Yellow paper covered boards with author facsimile signature stamped in gold front panel. Previous reader's name inked ffep. [237 pages]. More
Oxford University Press, 1957. Cloth. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 3/4'}{ Navy blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering & decortions. Leaning spine. Bumped mildly at head of spine. Previous reader's name in ink ffep. Unmarked internal text. [671 pages]. More
The Viking Press, February 1963. Reprint. Cloth. Octavo with missing dustjacket. Boards well worn at edges. Quarto. Black cloth covered spine with gold lettering along spine. Aqua blue colored cloth with gold lettering front panel, covering boards. Squash colored end pages. Grey stained textblock top edge. Silk ribbon marker with..... More
Oxford University Press, USA, September 1992. Trade Paperback. Language is the life blood of a culture, and to be interested in culture is in some sense to be interested in language, in the shapes and sounds of words, in the history of reading, writing, and speech, in the endless variety..... More
Oxford University Press, July 2001. First Edition. Cloth. Allusions give us a marvelous literary shorthand, drawing on our collective knowledge of literature, mythology, and the Bible to help us describe people, places, feelings, and events. A miser is a Scrooge, a strong man is a Samson or a Hercules, a...... More
Oxford University Press, October 1999. Paper Back. This volume brings together quotations crucial to a picture of the 20th century, offering the reader an overview of the social, political, cultural, and scientific concerns of succeeding decades. It concentrates on writers who were alive in or after 1914, taking the outbreak..... More
Oxford University Press, 2003. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo [742 pages]. More
Oxford University Press, October 2006. Trade Paperback. Who or what is liable to jump the shark? Who first tried to nail jelly to the wall? Who was the first to cry Women and children first? The answers to these and many more questions are in this fascinating book. Here in..... More
Barnes and Noble, January 1992. Hardcover. More
Harper Perennial, 1986. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. 2nd printing. [224 pages]. More
Arcade Publishing, November 1993. Trade Paperback. More
Wordsworth Editions Ltd, May 1997. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Akadine Pr, February 2001. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
