Dictionary of Americanisms by John Russell Bartlett (Creator) - 2012-08-01

Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Crescent Books, 1990. Hardcover. Good. Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ D.J. slightly creased; moderate edge wear/ page edges yellowed and slightly soiled

New York: John Wiley & Sons. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 2003. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 412 pp., Foreword by Richard Lederer. .

John Wiley & Sons, 12/20/2002 12:00:01. hardcover. Acceptable. 1.3780 in x 8.8189 in x 5.9843 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.

New York: Crescent Books. Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover.

Fine.

New.

Other than a small mark on the lower text block this is a tight and unmarked copy-" The Dictionary Of Americanisms An Indispensable Glossary Of Words And Phrases From The Renowned Bartlett Lexicon By: John Bartlett 1989. ISBN 0-517-69686-X. PUBLISHER: Crescent Books, New York Hardcover With Dust Jacket Printed In Finland From the Inside Flap: "BLUE STOCKING. A ridiculous epithet applied here as well as in England to literary ladies and borrowed from that gallant nation the French. Called also simply a blue. . . . "OLYCOKE. (Dutch, olikoek, oil-cake.) A cake fried in lard. A favorite delicacy with the Dutch, and also with their descendants, in New York. There are various kinds, as doughnuts, crullers, etc. . . . "TO SEE THE ELEPHANT is a South-western phrase, and means, generally, to undergo any disappointment of high-raised expectations. . . . For instance, men who have volunteered for the Mexican war, expecting to reap lots of glory and enjoyment, but instead have found only sickness, fatigue,… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback / softback. New.