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Toronto: Published for the University of Winnipeg by University of Toronto Press, 1975
Hardcover. 479 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 479 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Scattered faint foxing to edges of text block. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. No other writing/markings. Binding is sound and square. Dust jacket has a tear to lower corner at spine and a bit of toning and slight wear to edges. Pinhole to middle of back cover.
Illustrated with b&w photos. Includes appendix, bibliographic footnotes, bibliography, index.
Toronto: The Hunter, Rose Company, 1905
Hardcover. 512 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 512 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Bookplate to front pastedown. Crease to back free endpaper. Pages are slightly tanned. Hinges are sound. Text is clean, no writing/markings.
Kennebunkport, Maine: Cider Mill Press, 2022
Softcover. 637 pages. ENG
Softcover. 637 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Light wear to corners. Binding is sound and tight. No writing or markings.
Covers a huge range of emergencies. Heat, riots, tornadoes, floods, cold, animal attacks, getting lost, hurricanes, injuries, plane crashes, house fires, avalanches, earthquakes, sandstorms, etc.
Fredericton, NB: University of New Brunswick, 1950. First edition
Hardcover. 125 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 125 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear. Binding is sound. No writing/markings.
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1978. Third edition, revised and enlarged
Hardcover. 323 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 323 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / VERY GOOD
Dust jacket is worn at tips. Binding is sound and square. No writing/markings.
NorthWord, 1986
Softcover. 261 pages. ENG
Softcover. 261 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Scuffing to folds. Shelfwear. A couple of small dents to back cover. Spine is not creased. No writing/markings.
New York: Dorset Press, 1985
Hardcover. 365 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 365 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear.
365 [20] pages. Includes maps and genealogical trees.
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1982. First edition
Hardcover. 625 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 625 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Dust jacket has wear to edges, short closed tear.
lxxvii, 625 p. Bibliography: p. [xxxv]-lxxv.
Toronto: Firefly Books, 2003
Softcover. 440 pages. ENG
Softcover. 440 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Very slight wear to tips. Otherwise like new.
vii, 440 p. : ill.
Toronto: Copp Clark, 1995
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Includes bibliographical references and index. 224 p.
New York: Bloomsbury, 2005
Hardcover. 160 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 160 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / NEAR FINE
A few faint smudges to dust jacket.
Includes index.
Penguin, 2004
Hardcover. 282 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 282 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
A bit of wrinkling along lower edge of spine. Otherwise like new.
Common word and phrase myths and folk etymologies, separating genuine word histories from popular inventions.
Gramercy, 1990. Reprint
Hardcover. 459 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 459 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD / GOOD
Pages tanned. Dust jacket has a 1/4 inch chip from top edge of rear panel.
New York: Gotham Books, 2004
Hardcover. 209 pages. ENG
Hardcover. 209 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE / NEAR FINE
Dust jacket has a couple of faint smudges.
xxvii, 209 p.
Truss's polemic on punctuation and its decline, mixing genuine grammar instruction with personal outrage at apostrophes, commas, and the people who misuse them.
Oxford University Press, 1993
Softcover. 388 pages. ENG
Softcover. 388 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear. Pages tanned.
Pocket Books, 1993
Softcover. 251 pages. ENG
Softcover. 251 pages. ENG
Condition: NEAR FINE
Pages tanned.
Dictionary of Southern American expressions, from 'Adam's housecat' to 'working without a full set of lights.'
Somerville House Pub., 1997
Softcover. 179 pages. ENG
Softcover. 179 pages. ENG
Condition: NEAR FINE
Pages tanned.
Kyle Cathie, 2000
Softcover. 277 pages. ENG
Softcover. 277 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Random House, 1995
Softcover. 232 pages. ENG
Softcover. 232 pages. ENG
Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Scholarly history of the word, tracing its usage and reception from the earliest documented appearances to the present.
New York: W. Morrow, 1994
Softcover. 417 pages. ENG
Softcover. 417 pages. ENG
Condition: VERY GOOD
Faint corner crease to top of back pages.