About this title: Famed editor H. L. Menken's exhaustive study of the American language and how it became distinctly its own was originally published in 1919. Mencken himself supplemented it in the 1940s.
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Description: Acceptable. Book shows wear to cover edges and spine. Cover has heavy wear and a few small tears. Spine has creases. Corners bent/rounded. Cover may have folds or creases. Otherwise in good reading condition. read more
Description: Acceptable. 1962-Hardcover---No Dust Jacket-Used-Acceptable-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good. Very good hardcover. No dj. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Description: Acceptable. -Hardcover---No Dust Jacket-Used-Acceptable-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: ALFRED A KNOPF
Date Published: 1937
Description: Good. Dust jacket is worn and torn, but book itself is in good condition. the pages in this book are slightly yellowed Every heavytail order includes with a sweet! We carefully hand clean and reinspect each and every item we ship. Our quality control process ensures items to be in the condition described or better. Heavytail is determined to earn your repeat business through old fashioned customer service. We love international orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 1945
Description: VG+/G. Crisp, clean, tight. Light foxing, edges. Jacket edgeworn, lightly soiled w/ tape repair at haed of spine. Now in new clear Mylar protector. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NY Alfred A. Knopf 1938
Date Published: 1938
Description: Fair. No Dust Jacket. Cool 1938 Knopf-Borzoi hardcover. No dust jacket. Binding cracked at title page. No loose pages. Cover shows some wear. Name inside cover. No highlighting or underlining. You're gonna love this book! read more
"A rollicking romp through the business of the English language. I admit that I skimmed through the chapters on speech and proper names out of sheer laziness on my part. The last chapter should be read by all. There are many excellent observations: "rubberneck is almost a complete treatise on American psychology" (p. 92). Footnote 2 on page 559."
"A classic treatment by a classic author. This book will reward repeated visits by anyone interested in the development and history of English, especially as use in the U.S."
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