Word Origins

New York: Philosophical Library, 1962. Second Edition. Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo, gray boards with black lettering on spine, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped), 176 pages. "Pen pictures of the people whose names have passed into our language: Hobson, of "Hobson's Choice"; Tantalus of tantalizing; Eros of erotic;.... The centuries are covered from classical mythology to contemporary word-makers in… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philosophical Library, 1949. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Philosophical Library,1949. Second Edition. Dust jacket has mild shelfwear with few small tears on edges and some mild foxing. Cover has very slight shelfwear. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy.

New York: The Philosophical Library, 1962. cloth. 8vo. cloth. xii, 176 pages. Second edition. Fine in near fine jacket. Interesting study.

Philosophical Library, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($4.75 price intact). Published by Philosophical Library, 1962. Octavo. Gray cloth boards stamped in black. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light spotting to top of page ends. Dust jacket is very… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Philosophical Library, 1949. 1st Anerican printing dj w/lite wear on l, unclipped price, in mylar; owner's name neatly inked out on flyleaf; 125 clean, unmarked pages. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 vo.

New York: Book Sales, 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reissue. About Very good in near Very good dustwrapper. Browned. Dustwrapper rubbed with foxing, some tearing. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1962. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Second edition. Near fine in very good plus dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Philosophical Library. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket. (1962). Second Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book and DJ as new. No ownership or other marks. First printed in 1949 under another title. DJ not price clipped and is in protective mylar cover. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 176 pages .

Philosophical Library, 1962., 1962. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. John Nicolson. Octavo, hardcover, VG in lightly edgeworn and chipped white dj. 176 pp. including index. Includes: Illustrations, Portraits. First published in 1949 under title: A dictionary of word makers listed in dictionary format.

New York: Philosophical Library. 1962. Hardcover. Very Good in a Good dust jacket. Edge wear and soiling. Chipping to spine's heel and to rear panel's upper right corner. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Philosophical Library, Incorporated, 1985. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Philosophical Library, 1962 1962 Edition in in Very Good Minus condition with a Very Good Minus unclipped Dust Jacket. Pages tanning due to Jacket protected by a Mylar Brodart. . Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/Very Good Minus. Hardcover.

New York: Philosophical Library. Nearly fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. 1949. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 176 pp. .

Philosophical Library, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Book Sales, 1962. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Kessinger Publishing, 2010-09-10. hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. This is the original 1949 edition. Slight edge wear to the dust jacket.

Philosophical Library, Incorporated, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is:… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY: Philosophical Library. VG in VG DJ. (1949). 1st ptg. Pen pictures of the peole whose names have passed into our language - Tantalus, Eros, Mrs. Bloomer, Spoonerisms, etc. . DJ edge wear. .

PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY. Hardcover. USED Good.

Kessinger Publishing, 2011. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.