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A modified edition of Mencken's classic analysis of American English
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Amer Language Abridged
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The American Language
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1963
ISBN 10: 039440081X
ISBN 13: 9780394400815
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Condition: Very Good. 4 Abridged. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 3244190-6
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Amer Language Abridged
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G039440081XI3N00
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Amer Language Abridged
Seller: A Squared Books (Don Dewhirst), South Lyon, MI, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Acceptable. 1963; New York; black illustrated glossy paper dust jacket with white titles; dust jacket contains rubbing and edge wear; dust jacket contains chips and tears; Interior is clean and unmarked; 8vo, 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 777 pages. Seller Inventory # SKU1164807
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The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, Fourth Edition
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Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1980
ISBN 10: 039440081X
ISBN 13: 9780394400815
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: DJ Good. BCE. 769pp + index. Gilt titles on black cloth. Size: Thick Large Octavo. Seller Inventory # 01038578
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The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States (One-Volume Abridged Edition)
Seller: The Wild Muse, Granville, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Knopf, 1974. Thick 8vo., xxv+777+cxxiv pp. Maroon cloth with gold leaf designs and titles. Label ghost on half title, minor fade to top edge tinting, otherwise fine in near fine dust jacket with a short closed tear. Seller Inventory # 003591
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The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the United States
Seller: Maxwell Books, Port Hadlock, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4th Edition, One Volume Abridged. Full bound burgundy cloth, 777 pages plus "List of Words and Phrases" and Index. This is the Fourth Edition and the Two Supplements, abridged, with annotations and new material, by Raven I. McDavid, Jr with the assistance of David W. Maurer. Front flyleaf has the embossed stamp of the previous owner and is otherwise fine. Dust jacket has two small, closed tears near the rear of the spine - now in clear Mylar cover. ". one of the lasting monuments of American scholarship. Its liveliness and readability should not prevent us from recognizing what solid work has gone into it." - Saturday Review of Literature. Seller Inventory # 00018
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The American Language - an Nquiry Into the Development of English in the United States
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Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, New York, 1986
ISBN 10: 039440081X
ISBN 13: 9780394400815
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Seller: The Raven and the Writing Desk, Ruawai, NORTH, New Zealand
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Fourth Edition, Eighth Printing. There are a few age spots on some pages. The jacket has scuffed edges. This is a heavy book and may incur extra postal charges. Seller Inventory # 063496
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