A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
by Fowler, Henry Watson
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
Oxford: At the Clarendon Press. . Original blue cloth with bright gilt designs on the cover and spine. First Edition. With great humor, Watson compiled this classic guide to English usage still beloved by teachers and scholars. Printing and the Mind of Man 418. No Dust Jacket, Near Fine. Together with Fowler, Henry Watson and Francis George Fowler. The King's English. London: At the Clarendon Press, 1906. Original red cloth. First Edition. Bookplate of Eliza Gutch, the author and founding member of the Folklore Society, dated August 11, 1906. Tipped in at the rear is an article on this book that appeared in "The Academy" in 1906. An earlier book on English usage, also amusing. Very Good. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1926.
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- Pride and Prejudice-Books (US)
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- Title
- A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
- Author
- Fowler, Henry Watson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- At the Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1926
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