The Elements of Style [First Trade Edition]
by William Strunk, Jr
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- Hardcover
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- Good+ Condition/No Dust Jacket (as issued)
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Synopsis
The Elements of Style (1918) (aka Strunk & White), by William Strunk, Jr. , and E. B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known and most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes.
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- Bookseller
- Quaint Book Shop, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1149
- Title
- The Elements of Style [First Trade Edition]
- Author
- William Strunk, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket (as issued)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- BZDB22 Books for Writers; United States; 1920s; Unbranded William Strunk, Jr. The Elements of Style [First Trade Edition]
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