About this title: "A grand compendium of fascinating and little-known stories behind words and expressions we use every day, buttressed by the fine scholarship one would expect of these noted wordsmiths: It hasn't a dull page."
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Audiobook CD
Publisher: Audio Forum
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781579704698ISBN:1579704697
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. New Condition from the Original Publisher. 1 audio CD (56 min. ) On this CD, Broun and William Morris top each other in a wonderful game of words. They tell you who was the "Real McCoy, " why some cowboys "dally" and others "tie fast, " what a "martini" means to a scuba diver, and more. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers, London
Date Published: 1962
ISBN-13:9780060130589ISBN:006013058X
Description: Good with no dust jacket; Wear, rubbing and soil to covers. Some pages creased at bottom corner. Binding tight, text clean. Due to size and/or weight of the book I can only ship it domestic mail. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. 006013058X; 15144. Reference; 619 pages; J-2-27-09. read more
Description: Very good. Publishers Overstock. A Very Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 30 years of combined bookselling experience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Date Published: 1988-02-01
ISBN-13:9780060158620ISBN:006015862X
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780060158620. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Collins
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780060158620ISBN:006015862X
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: Very Good. 006015862X First Edition. Some spotting to textblock edge, dust jacket has small tear at bottom. Otherwise a fine copy. read more
Description: Good+/goo. Dust Jacket. Edwin Newman, foreword. 654pp; moisture stains bottom edge & bottom of dust ja cket; small tears to edges of dust jacket ISBN: 006013058x. read more
Edition: 1st Edition / 3rd Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780060130589ISBN:006013058X
Description: Good in Good jacket. 006013058X #6921.1. 1st edition / 3rd printing. Good in good dust jacket. Book: slight fading to top 2 inch of front cover, pen inscription on top 1/2 of front endpaper. Jacket: slight wear along edges, price-clipped. 16.5 x 24cm. had cover. 654pp. read more
Description: Very Good in Fine jacket. Hardback in very good + condition in near fine dust jacket. Short note written on 1st blank page, otherwise clean. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Hardcover with Dust Jacket
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780060158620ISBN:006015862X
Description: Good in Good jacket. GOOD: 1988 Second Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. B23. Harper & Row Publishing. 669 pages. Ex-Lib book with usual indicators. In quotes; The William Morrises bring an extensive knowledge of literature and linguistics and a perceptive sense of humor to their task. They reveal their expertise in informal, often witty, always piquant definitions of words that have crept into general usage via circuitous routes. In addition to being an indispensable reference volume, this ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HARPER & ROW
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780060130589ISBN:006013058X
Description: Published by Harper & Row in 1978. Dust jacket. Number of pages: 654. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: HARPER & ROW.
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780060130589ISBN:006013058X
Description: Ex-Library Published by Harper & Row. in 1978. Binding: Hardback with Dust jacket. Number of pages: 654. Ex. Library copy-usual stamps and marks. Condition: Good. Used book but in Good Condition for sensible price. #8502226 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row Publishers, New York
Date Published: 1977
Description: Hardcover no dustjacket. Good condition. The statement that English is incalculably the richest of the world's languages is by now a cliché. It's the richest language because it has borrowed freely from virtually every other language spoken on the face of the earth. Includes an Index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780060158620ISBN:006015862X
Description: Dust Jacket Included. Hardbound Ex Library with all the usual markings Near Very Good in a like dust jacket Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1977
ISBN-13:9780060130589ISBN:006013058X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Hardback, 8vo, 654 pp, blue cloth, gilt front cover and spine, printed dj; very good/very good, dj price clipped, minor chipping to lower spine, curling at top edges; a comprehensive reference book on the origins and meanings of thousands of words and expressions presented with wit and authority. read more
Edition: 2 SUB
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: HARPER COLLINS
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780060158620ISBN:006015862X
Description: The first Edition of the "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" detailed the fascinating and little known stories behind thousands of words and phrases that we use every day. In this new edition, William and Mary Morris update and expand thei... read more
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