The American Language. An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States. by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book club book. Pages are torn along bottom edge. Hardcover and dustwrapper are worn along spine ends and corners. Dustwrapper is slightly yellowed along edges. 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: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. Softcover. Very Good. Fourth edition. Very good in wrappers. Paperback is lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, cover and foredges lightly soiled. 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: Knopf, 1941 viii, 769 + xxix Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Page top edges stained black. Black cloth boards are clean and undamaged, escutcheon stamped on front. Gold-stamped title on spine is slightly dimmed. The two suppliments are also available. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fourth Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

New York: Alfred A Knopf. 1937 (last c.1936) Fourth Edition corrected, enlarged and rewritten.....reprinted February 1937. (Stated). Book Very Good. 'Preface to the Fourth Edition' by H.L.M. The contents offer twelve chapters which give as many as eight parts per chapter, an appendix... 'Non-English Dialects in America', a list of words and phrases and index. 769 pp. Index I... XXIX. Paper made by P.H. Glatfelter Co. Typography by W.A. Dwiggins. Gilt title print to designed spine remains bright. Minimal wear to dark cloth boards. No ownership markings. A solid, square book.. Americanisms Reference Language Arts & Disciplines English Language. Catalogs: Education.