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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
by C.T. Onions, Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0198611129
- ISBN 13
- 9780198611127
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1992 Oxford University Press, New York. 1992. Hardcover. Reprint of the 1966 First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name stamp on the front pastedown. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail; scant shelfwear. DJ: Near Fine; slight sunfading to spine. Blue cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 1024 pp 8vo. This book is the most comprehensive etymological dictionary of the English language ever published. There are some 24,000 main entries, and with the derivatives, the total number of words treated is more than 38,000. Each word is accompanied by its present-day meaning, the date of its first record in English and the chronology of the development of its sense(s), and its earliest form in written English. A clean very presentable copy. No international sales. Priority shipping will require additional postage.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015620
- Title
- The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
- Author
- C.T. Onions, Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0198611129
- ISBN 13
- 9780198611127
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1992
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- etymology, words, etymological dictionary, language, English language, words, English Language,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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