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Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1978. Third edition, revised and enlarged
Hardcover. 323 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 323 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / VERY GOOD
Dust jacket is worn at tips. Binding is sound and square. No writing/markings.
NorthWord, 1986
Softcover. 261 pages. ENG
Softcover. 261 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Scuffing to folds. Shelfwear. A couple of small dents to back cover. Spine is not creased. No writing/markings.
Fredericton, NB: Non-Entity Press, 1991. Second concise edition, 4th printing
Softcover. 52 pages. ENG
Softcover. 52 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2008. First edition
Hardcover. 272 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 272 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Includes index. viii, 272 p.
Silverdale Books, 1999
Softcover. 269 pages. ENG
Softcover. 269 pages. ENG
Condition: GOOD
Small dampstain to lower corner of back panel. Otherwise like new.
Toronto: Copp Clark, 1995
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Includes bibliographical references and index. 224 p.
Osprey, 2008
Hardcover. 280 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 280 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
How military slang, terminology, and inventions entered civilian life, from 'blockbuster' to 'deadline' to 'Jeep.'
New York: Gotham Books, 2004
Hardcover. 209 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 209 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / NEAR FINE
Dust jacket has a couple of faint smudges.
xxvii, 209 p.
Truss's polemic on punctuation and its decline, mixing genuine grammar instruction with personal outrage at apostrophes, commas, and the people who misuse them.
London: Sphere, 1983
Softcover. 96 pages. ENG
Softcover. 96 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear.
Pocket Books, 1993
Softcover. 251 pages. ENG
Softcover. 251 pages. ENG
Condition: NEAR FINE
Pages tanned.
Dictionary of Southern American expressions, from 'Adam's housecat' to 'working without a full set of lights.'
New York: W. Morrow, 1994
Softcover. 417 pages. ENG
Softcover. 417 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Faint corner crease to top of back pages.
Toronto: Copp Clark, 1973
Softcover. 194 pages. FRA
Softcover. 194 pages. FRA
Condition: VERY GOOD
Two school name stamps to insides of covers. No other library markings. Faint corner crease to front cover.
New York: Riverhead, 2003. Revised edition
Hardcover. 240 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 240 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Peter Lang, 2015
Hardcover. 352 pages. SPA
Hardcover. 352 pages. SPA
Condition: NEAR FINE
Short scratch on back cover.
Arnold, 1997
Softcover. 180 pages. ENG
Softcover. 180 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Lower front corner creased.
Springer, 2014
Softcover. 474 pages. ENG
Softcover. 474 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Verso, 2001
Hardcover. 346 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 346 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Edison, NJ: Galahad Books, 2000
Hardcover. 248 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 248 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear. No writing/markings. Not price clipped.
Barcelona: E-Litterae, S.L., 2009
Softcover. 256 pages. SPA
Softcover. 256 pages. SPA
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Berlitz, 1998
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Basic Chinese characters and their pronunciation.