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Language in Action
by HAYAKAWA, S. I.
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1940
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- Hardcover
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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. A work in the field of semantics by academic S. I. Hayakawa in which he explores the importance of the precise use of language. The topics in this work were expanded upon in the author's later work "Language in Thought and Action." ---… Read more about this item Item Price
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Webster's Dictionary of Proper Names
by PAYTON, Geoffrey
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- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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- [c.1970s]
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- Hardcover
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- 9780877790839
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$15.00
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Springfield, Massachusetts: G. & C. Merriam Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. [c.1970s]. Hardcover. 0877790833 . A useful reference book, the purpose of which, per compiler Geoffrey Payton's preface, ". . .is to help readers through the barrage of proper names with which we are all daily bombarded. . ." Names of all sorts are included,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Modern Library Price Guide 1917-2000 (Second Revised Edition 1999, in hardcover)
by TOLEDANO, Henry
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- As New with no dust jacket
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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$25.00
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San Francisco: Books Etc.. As New with no dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. A second, revised hardcover edition of Mr. Toledano's indispensable guide. A must for any Modern Library collector, this guide covers the reprinted classic works published by Boni & Liveright and later by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer under their Random House imprint. Includes all varieties… Read more about this item Item Price
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Modern Library Price Guide 1917-2000 (Second Revised Edition 1999, in hardcover and dust jacket)
by TOLEDANO, Henry
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- As New in Fine dust jacket
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- 1999
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- Hardcover
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$35.00
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San Francisco: Books Etc.. As New in Fine dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. A second, revised hardcover edition in dust jacket of Mr. Toledano's indispensable guide. A must for any Modern Library collector, this guide covers the reprinted classic works published by Boni & Liveright and later by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer under their Random House imprint.… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Johnson Reader (stated First Modern Library Edition, ML #363.1)
by JOHNSON, Dr. Samuel (author); McADAM Jr., E. L.; MILNE, George (editors)
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- Used - Very Good in Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$20.00
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New York: The Modern Library / Random House. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library Edition, 1966 (unconfirmed). A selection of writings by the great 18th Century English writer, poet, playwright, essayist and literary critic, Dr. Samuel Johnson. Included are biographies, his preface, a selection of his poetry, and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States (Fourth Edition corrected, enlarged and rewritten)
by MENCKEN, H. L.
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- 1937
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- Hardcover
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$19.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1937. Hardcover. A stated February, 1937 reprint of the Fourth Edition. In this work, Baltimore's H. L. Mencken explores the evolution of the English language, as written and spoken in America. He contrasts the language with English as spoken and written in Britain. Back matter includes… Read more about this item Item Price
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Slang To-Day and Yesterday: With a Short Historical Sketch; and Vocabularies of English, American, and Australian Slang
by PARTRIDGE, Eric
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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- [c.1960s]
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- Hardcover
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$18.00
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New York: Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. [c.1960s]. Hardcover. Stated third edition, revised and brought up to date. Per the jacket flap: "Here is the first serious study of English slang, the first adequate history of English and American slang, and by far the most thorough inquiry into… Read more about this item Item Price
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The American Heritage Dictionary
by BERUBE, Margery S. (Director of Editorial Operations)
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- Used - Good with no dust jacket
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780440100683
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$10.00
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New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.. Good with no dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. 0440100682 . A compact version of the popular American Heritage Dictionary. Though the publishers label this a "paperback," it is actually bound in hardcovers. Entries are often accompanied by illustrations. --- In blue hardcovers covered in clear gloss coating. Dimensions: 4.25 in. wide x… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections (First Modern Library Edition, ML #164.2)
by NEWTON, A. Edward
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1935
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- Hardcover
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$125.00
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New York: The Modern Library. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1935. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library Edition, 1935 (confirmed by number of titles on verso of jacket). A. Edward Newton's famous recounting of his adventures as he compiled an astounding collection of rare books. The industrialist's collection numbered about 10,000 items at… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Memoirs of a Publisher
by DOUBLEDAY, F[rank]. N[elson],
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Hardcover
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$19.50
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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition of Frank N. Doubleday's autobiography. Known as "Effendi" (based on his initials FND), Mr. Doubleday worked at Charles Scribner's Sons for eighteen years before launching the first of many ventures which carried the Doubleday name:… Read more about this item Item Price
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Funk & Wagnalls New International Dictionary of the English Language: Comprehensive Edition (in a deluxe 2-volume set)
by SMITH, S. Stephenson (supervising editor)
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- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
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- 1995
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- Hardcover
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- 9780894341571
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Littleton, Colorado, USA
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$47.00
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Chicago: World Publishers Inc. / J. G. Ferguson Publishing Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 089434157X . A hefty, two-volume set presenting a comprehensive dictionary of the English language, with frequent illustrations. Includes encyclopedic supplements on over 450 pp. at rear of volume 2. --- Bound in handsome maroon leatherette with titling and decorations… Read more about this item Item Price
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The American Heritage College Dictionary: Third Edition
by JOST, David A. (senior lexicographer/project director)
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- Used - Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780395671610
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1997. Hardcover. 0395671612 . A 1997 reprint of the 1993 issuance of the Third Edition. A comprehensive American English-language dictionary, with over 200,000 definitions and over 2,500 photos and illustrations. Thumb-indexed. Text presented on very thin leaves. --- In dark blue paper-covered boards with cover and spine… Read more about this item Item Price
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Better Say: A Book of Helpful Suggestions for the Correct Use of English Words and Phrases
by FERNALD, James C.
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- 1909
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- Hardcover
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New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company. Very Good-. 1909. Hardcover. Compiler James Fernald provides the reader with suggestions for the proper use of English words, rather in the style of the later and much longer "Dictionary of Modern English Usage" as published by England's H. W. Fowler in 1926. This slim, narrow edition is compact enough to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Familiar Quotations: Being an Attempt to Trace to Their Source Passages and Phrases in Common Use (Author's Edition)
by BARTLETT, John
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket
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- [c.1970s]
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- Hardcover
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- 9780710010568
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$38.00
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London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. [c.1970s]. Hardcover. 0710010567 . An undated UK edition (likely c.1970s) of John Barlett's famous compilation of notable quotations. The phrases are grouped by author, such as William Shakespeare, Alfred Lord Tennyson or Jonathan Swift. Includes a section of quotations from the Old and New… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Brief Guide to The Modern Library: The 200 Best Novels in English Since 1950
by CALLIL, Carmen; TÓIBÍN, Colm
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- Used - Fine
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- 2011
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- Softcover
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- 9780762442768
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Philadelphia: Running Press / Robinson. Fine. 2011. Softcover. 076244276X . Author Colm Tóibín and publisher Carmen Callil collaborate to present this guide to the best 200 English-language novels written since 1950. The authors provide a brief synopsis for each, as well as a short sketch of the author's biography. (This work has no apparent connection to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Contemporary American Novelists 1900-1920
by VAN DOREN, Carl
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- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
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- 1928
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- Hardcover
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New York: The Macmillan Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. Hardcover. A discussion of notable American novelists whose output appeared in the first two decades of the 20th century. The author analyzes the works of authors such as Upton Sinclair, Theodore Dreiser, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather, Sherwood Anderson and others. --- In ribbed green cloth-covered… Read more about this item Item Price
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Annals of English Literature 1475-1925: The Principal Publications of Each Year Together with an Alphabetical Index of Authors with their Works
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- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
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- 1936
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- Hardcover
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$24.00
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London: Oxford University Press, at the Clarendon Press. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1936. Hardcover. A 1936 reprint, with corrections, of a work first published in 1935. An attempt, ". . .to give the student, at a glance, the main literary output of any year or series of years." Beginning with "Gesta Romanorum" in 1475, through Virginia… Read more about this item Item Price
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Introducing Bookbinding (Introducing Series)
by ROBINSON, Ivor
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1968
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- Hardcover
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$47.00
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London / New York: B T Batsford Limited / Watson-Guptill Publications. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. An introductory guide to various aspects of bookbinding, complete with 198 black & white photos. With step-by-step instructions for completely new bindings, as well as for re-binding previously-bound books. With lists of recommended… Read more about this item Item Price
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Fred Rosenstock: A Legend in Books and Art
by BOWER, Donald E.
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- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780873581493
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Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. 0873581490 . Stated first edition of a biography of Fred A. Rosenstock (1895-1986), a Denver-based antiquarian bookseller, collector, and dealer in books and fine art. The author traces Mr. Rosenstock's life, from birth in present-day Ukraine to his lengthy career as a… Read more about this item Item Price
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An Everyman Anthology, of Excerpts Grave and Gay from Everyman's Library to Celebrate its Diamond Jubilee MCMLXVI (Everyman's Library #663)
by PRIESTLEY, J. B. (introduction)
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- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
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- 1966
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- Hardcover
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$28.00
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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1966. Hardcover. A special collection of excerpts taken from the pages of the Everyman's Library series over its first 60 years of publication. This anthology in a special binding, with unique endpapers… Read more about this item Item Price
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