Brewer's Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Phrase and Fable
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, April 1992. Hardcover. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. More
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Dictionary of Modern American Usage
Oxford University Press, USA, December 1998. Hardcover. This book - a detailed explanation and defense of standard American English - contains more than 700 pages of crisp, authoritative guidance on hundreds of questions of grammar and usage. "A Dictionary of Modern American Usage" treats all these topics and more: basic..... More
New Wave: Facts About Flags
Black Dog Publishing, May 2011. Trade Paperback. New Wave is an illustrated adventure into the incredible world of flags, revealing that there is often more than meets the eye. From the infamous national flags through to signal flags, artistic flags, sporting flags and many more. New Wave presents useful general..... More
Norton Dictionary of Modern Thought
W. W. Norton & Company, September 1999. Hardcover. How often are attempts to broaden your knowledge of modern thought frustrated by terms and allusions that you do not understand? In this age of rapid-fire informational exchange and unprecedented specialization, no one can honestly claim to know the whole vocabulary of..... More
Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations
Oxford University Press, USA, November 2005. Hardcover. This hilarious collection of humorous quotations, full of wisecracks and wit, snappy comments and inspired fantasy, has been specially chosen by Ned Sherrin. Now with even more quotes on more subjects: from Gambling to Hollywood, from Diets to Shopping. Find the best lines..... More
What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations
Oxford University Press, December 2006. Hardcover. An entertaining and thought-provoking book for language buffs and anyone interested in quotations, What They Didn't Say sifts through more than one hundred and fifty misquotations, incorrect attributions, and apocryphal remarks to reveal the origins of the quotes. Organized in an accessible A-Z format..... More
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms
Oxford University Press, USA, September 1990. Hardcover. From Jacques Derrida's différance to Henry James's ficelle, the vocabulary of literary theory and criticism can seem difficult if not opaque. Yet a grasp of these terms can often enhance our enjoyment and understanding of literature. To help clarify the reader's bafflement, The..... More
Devils Dictionary
St Martins Pr, December 2003. Hardcover. Bierce's classic work of satirical wit and Steadman's pointed pen redefine the way we see even the seemingly simplest of terms. Acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to. Bride, n.: A woman..... More
Dictionary of Indian Biography
Swan Sonnenschein & Co. / Gale Research Company, 1968. Reprint. Cloth. Dust stained chartreuse cloth covered boards with gold lettering in olive green rectangular title plate on spine. Dustjacket is missing. Bright, clean, olive green end pages. Mildly darkened top textblock edge. Small fingernail shaped dust stain textblock bottom edge..... More
Encyclopedia of the American Left
Garland Publishing, March 1990. Hardcover. First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. (7 & 1/4 inches x 10 & 1/4 inches) Quarto without dustjacket in pictorial boards. Black end pages. Clean, sound, tight binding. Without markings. (928 pages). More
The English Language Folio Society in slipcase
The Folio Society, 2006. Hardcover. In dark red slipcase. More
Camp's Unfamiliar Quotations from 2,000 BC to the Present
Prentice Hall, March 1998. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
A Third Browser's Dictionary
Akadine Pr, February 2001. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Don't Know Much About Anything: Everything You Need to Know but Never Learned About People, Places, Events, and More!
Harper Paperbacks, August 2007. Paper Back. In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About(R) series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War. Now, the sky's the limit..... More
More Word Histories And Mysteries: From Aardvark to Zombie
Collins Reference, October 2006. Paper Back. Did you know that school originally meant "free time"? Or that a gymnasium was originally a "nude practice area"? Or that nachos are named after Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya, who created them? The fascinating stories of these words and over three hundred more are told..... More
National Geographic Atlas of the World, 4th Edition
National Geographic Society, 1975. Reprint. Cloth. 4th edition. Large folio. {12 & 1/2' x 19'} In dustjacket with edgewear with small tears and chipping along edges. Foxing/tanning, including, especially heavy to verso. Some creasing. Quarter binding with denim blue cloth covering spine side and aegean blue cloth covers boards on..... More
Wordsmanship: A Dictionary
HarperCollins Publishers, April 1984. Hardcover. Previous owner's name. More
Harrap's Five Language Basic Dictionary: English-French-German-Italian-Spanish/Four Bilingual Dictionaries in One!
John Wiley & Sons Inc, December 1991. Trade Paperback. As is. Title page price clipped. More
The Academic Writer: A Brief Guide
Bedford/St. Martin's, December 2007. Trade Paperback. Much has changed since the first edition of Lisa Ede's "Work in Progress"; students need more rigorous help working with sources, creating effective arguments, and addressing the greater demands of academic writing in a digital age. Refocused on the kinds of academic writing students..... More
Caught in the Web of Words: James A.H. Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford Paperbacks)
Oxford University Press, USA, July 1979. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Octavo. Sun-bleached spine. Well worn. Previous reader's name written in ink upon half title page. [386 pages]. More
The Wordsworth Rhyming Dictionary (Wordsworth Reference)
Wordsworth Editions Ltd, May 1997. Paper Back. Previous owner's name. More
Dirty Japanese: Everyday Slang from 'What's Up?' to 'F*ck Off!'
Ulysses Press, July 2007. Trade Paperback. Learn all the slang words and modern street phrases you never got to in Japanese class with this fun, super-handy English-Japanese phrasebook. Next time you're traveling or just chattin' in Japanese with your friends, drop the textbook formality and bust out with expressions they..... More
Modern American Usage: A Guide
Hill & Wang, October 1968. Cloth. Octavo. Dustjacket missing. Cedar colored cloth with gold lettering on spine. Previous owner's name inked fep. 5th printing. [436 pages]. More
The Complete Plain Words
David R Godine Publishing, September 1988. First Edition. Cloth. First/first in chipped, torn, edgeworn jacket. Octavo. Blue textured paper covered spine wit siliver lettering. Beige paper covered boards. Previous owner's name inked fep. Tight bindng. [288 pages]. More
Random House Dictionary Fo
Random House Reference Publishing, April 1990. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name. More
