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The Oxford Library of Words and Phrases Boxed Set:"Vol 1: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins","Vol 2: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs","Vol 3: Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations" - Hardcover
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A boxed set comprising "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins" (for this set only, a retitling of "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology" ed T.F.Hoad), "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs" ed J.A.Simpson and "The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations".
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Praise for the First Edition "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World "A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary Supplement For the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World "A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary Supplement For the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News Praise for the First Edition: "Scholarly, meticulous, and authoritative"--The Washington Post Book World"A rich and absorbing collection....Simpson's introduction {is succinct and helpful...[and his] system of cross-referencing is exemplary"--The Times Literary SupplementFor the Second Edition: "The listing is aphabetical by key word, and the articles cite the various instances chronologically. Very well cross-referenced, and indexed topically." --Reference and Research Book News
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About the Editors John Simpson is Co-Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Jennifer Speake is editor of many reference works, including A Dictionary of the Renaissance.
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