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New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1957 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. This is a volume in the series "Methuen's Old English Library," and except for the imprint appears to be printed from the same type as the Methuen edition. Putty cloth with purple & gold titles, x, 166 pp, footnotes, index. Pencil underlining & notes. DJ smudged, browned, a few tears; in Brodart archival cover. This brief grammar is aimed at students of literary Old English, and therefore concentrates on the Wessex dialect in which most of the surviving literature was written. Shipping weight 1 lb.. . VG/VG. 19 X 13 cm.

New York: The Free Press, 1975 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Brown cloth, black titles on spine, ix, 422 pp, bibliography, index of modern English words, subject index. Corners bumped, small spots on edges, some underlining in chapter 2 only. Introductory college-level textbook on the development of the English language. Contents: history & language; the nature of language; words: native & borrowed; from middle English to modern English; the establishment of modern English; creating new words; semantic change; semantic change in its social context; between semantics & grammar; grammatical change: the noun phrase & the verb phrase; between grammar & phonology; phonological change; phonological change: from old English to modern English. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . G+/No dj. 24 X 16 cm.

Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Palo Alto & Fair Lawn: Scott, Foresman and Company, 1964 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full green cloth, white & pale green titles on front board & spine, xxv, 542 pp, index. Slight shelf wear. This guide to English grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling, style & composition of paper and letters is aimed at college students Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ed, 4th ptg. . VG+/No dj. 19 X 14 cm.

New York: Random House, 1966 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full beige buckram with gilt and brown titles & device, xxxii, 2059 pp, including 64 pp atlas and gazeteer. Light soil. DJ edges rubbed with short tears and some soil; in Brodart archival cover. Does not fit in a flat-rate box. Shipping weight 12 lbs.. . VG/VG-. 31½ X 24½ cm.

Pleasantville, NY & Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc., 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue fake leather, gold on maroon titles on spine, x, 726 pp, index. Not just a list of synonyms--each entry discusses at some length the base word and its synonyms, elucidating subtle distinctions in meaning and usage. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 6th ptg. . Fine/No dj. 24 X 18½ cm.

New York et al.: Gregg Publishing Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1962 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Teal boards, purple titles on spine, [iv], 188 pp, index. Spine ends beginning to fray, otherwise very good. DJ chipped, torn & wrinkled but substantially complete; in Brodart archival cover. In addition to style and grammar information, contains other aids to the secretary, such as instructions for sending cables, taking dictation, typing masters for various types of duplicators, etc. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 3rd Ed, 4th ptg. . VG-/G. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York: Times Books (Random House), 1990 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter natural linen with blue boards, blue titles on spine & maroon titles on front board, x, 212 pp, index. DJ in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 7th ptg. . Fine/Fine. 21½ X 14½ cm.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1967 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Quarter black cloth with rust-orange cloth-covered boards, titles and publishers device gilt-stamped on front board, edges stained to match boards, thumb-indexed, instructions for use on endpapers, xxi, 1258 pp. Spine ends turned in a bit, light wear to bottom edge, else fine. DJ rubbed, with tears along top edge and a 2" triangular chip missing from front panel, spine slightly faded; in Brodart archival cover.. 3rd Ed, later ptg. . Near Fine/Good. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York & London: Columbia University, 1963 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Blue cloth, gilt titles on spine, blind device on front board, top edge dyed blue, xvii, 253 pp. Price-clipped DJ has an adhesive cover, else fine. Thirty-five pages on principles and practices are followed by definitions of contemporary scientific terms (the bulk of the book), a guide to medical terms, masses & decay properties of elementary particles, and suggested reading. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/VG. 21 X 14 cm.

New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards, yellow titles on spine, vii, 440 pp, notes, bibliography, general index, word index. DJ extremities rubbed; in Brodart archival cover. According to the DJ, this is "a wide-ranging account of not only the history of English language and vocabulary, but also of how words witness history, reflect social change, and remind us of our past." Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 4 oz.). First US Edition. . Fine/VG. 23½ X 16 cm.

Duke University Press for the American Dialect Society, 2001 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. American Dialect Society Publication Number 84. Full blue cloth, blue foil titles on front board & spine, xi, 229, [1] pp, tables, scatterplots bibliography, index. Study of linguistic change in Paw Paw & Chelsea, Michigan. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . Fine/No dj. 23½ X 15½ cm.

Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1984 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Grey boards, burgundy titles on spine, [vii], 243, [1] pp, index. Pencil underlining in first two chapters, else fine. DJ has a tear near base of front joint; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/VG. 23½ X 16 cm.

New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1940 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Green cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, ix, 193 pp, index. Extemities fairly heavily rubbed and top edge soiled, but internally clean, gilt titles still bright. Assumes the reader has passed freshman composition, and deals with the specific techniques of technical writing: description, abstract, statement of problem, explanation of a process, instructions, discussion of basic principle, discussion of relative merits, organization of research papers and reports, writing business letters, vocabulary, punctuation. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ptg. . G-/No dj. 21 X 14 cm.

Reading, MA et al.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1997 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mostly grey pictorial covers, blue titles, xxvi, 454 pp, glossary, bibliography, index. A few small spots to edges, else fine. Contents: What is technical editing?; twelve basic rules; editing as a mind set, not just a skill set; editor as team player; working with writers: ten rules I had to unlearn; types of editorial reviews; 100 most common errors; levels of edit; how to write a style guide; tips & tricks; editing computer manuals; editing in a desktop publishing environment; how to hire or get hired; is editing becoming obsolete? Appendices: case studies; sample style guides; answers to exercises. Shipping weight 3 lbs. (International 2 lbs., 8 oz.). 8th ptg. Trade Paperback. VG/No dj. 23½ X 18½ cm.

Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1984 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Full red cloth, gilt titles on front board & spine, thumb-indexed, 1563, [1] pp. Smells of tobacco smoke, gift inscription on ffep, else fine. Merriam-Webster is the corporate successor of Noah Webster's original company, and as such retains the original citation files which continue to be augmented. The ninth edition of Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary contains thousands of words in addition to those in the eighth edition, adds the date of the first citation for most words, and moves abbreviations to a separate section. Other features carrried over from previous editions include a history of the English language, phonology, common foreign words & phrases, biographical & geographical gazeteers, list of American & Canadian colleges & universities, and a handbook of style including forms of address. Shipping weight 4 lbs.. 9th ed. . Near Fine/No… Leer más

Springfield, MA & London: G. & C. Merriam Co. and G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., 1947 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Mostly copyright 1934, but the New Words section was updated & copyrighted in 1939 & 1945. Brown cloth, gilt titles & blind raised bands on spines, blind titles on front boards, cloth-reinforced hinges. Vol. 1, A-L: cxii, 1472 pp, 14 ff color plates including frontispiece portrait of Noah Webster, 9 ff b & w plates. Vol. 2, M-Z: [iii], 1473-3210, [2] pp, 6 ff color plates, 2 ff b & w plates. Both volumes dampstained throughout near bottom edge. This is the second edition of the most comprehensive version of the Merriam-Webster dictionary--in addition to defining over half a million terms, there is a geographical gazetteer, biographical list with basic data for 12,000 names, color plates illustrating flags, flowers, gems, and birds, and thousands of black & white illustrations. Extra shipping charges will… Leer más

n. p.: Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc., 1978 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Bound in white fake leather with blue spine, gilt titles & decoration, pict. endpapers, [xiv], 1246, [17] pp. Small tear at top of spine, else VG, owner's address label on recto of ffep. Non-paginated color section at beginning and atlas at end are not large print; the rest of the book is. Contains a verson of Webster's dictionary edited by James Gage Allen; a crossword puzzle dictionary by Bettye F. Melnicove; Bible dictionary by James P. Boyd; book of familiar quotations;, scientific terms; synonyms, antonyms & homonyms; music dictionary by M. H. Guandola; rhyming dictionary; legal dictionary by M. H. Guandola; medical dictionary by M. H. Guandola; outline of U. S. history; gazetteer & atlas. Shipping weight 6 lbs.. . G+. 28½ X 22 cm.

New York et al.: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1989 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Orange-yellow boards, red foil titles on spine, ix, 261 pp, bibliography, index. DJ spine slightly sunned; in Brodart archival cover. Guide to writing for business & personal correspondence. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 3rd ptg. . Fine/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.

Washington, D. C: Acropolis Books, Ltd., 1979 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Red boards, black titles on spine, black endpapers, xv, 213 pp, index. Top edge & one corner bumped. DJ has 3 small (under 1 cm) tears; in Brodart archival cover. Shipping weight 2 lbs.. 2nd ed, 4th ptg. . VG/Near Fine. 23½ X 16 cm.