Burchfield R W Editor (17 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The acknowledged authority! Taking account of the extensive changes in standard English over the last 20 years, `Fowler' has been written a fresh and expanded to reconsider all major points of usage via wide-ranging illustrative examples. 864p. Pap.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. This revised, third edition never lets instruction get in the way of writing. The in-depth coverage of language brims over with lively and wide-ranging examples of usage, ironing out quandaries as they arise. Comprehensive, practical. With a Supplement. 873p.

hardcover. Condition: Fine copy in slipcase. 1st. 4to, 1412 pp.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover in good condition. Different cover art. Has a brown jacket. Light edge wear to dust jacket. Binding has been repaired and in good condition. Some tanning to pages due to age. They are in very good reading condition. No markings. Our feedback says it all! Feel confident when you order from Hilltop Book Shop.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 864 pages. First published in 1926, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage is one of the most celebrated reference books of the twentieth century. Commonly known as 'Fowler, ' after its inimitable author, H. W. Fowler, it has sold more than a million cop ies and maintained a devoted following over seven decades, in large part because of its charming blend of information and good humor, delivered in the voice of a genial if somewhat idiosyncratic schoolmaster. Now this classic is available i n a new edition - the first major revision since Fowler's original. Rewritten, u pdated, and expanded to take into account the vast linguistic changes of the pas t three-quarters of a century, here are thousands of alphabetically arranged ent ries, offering advice and background information on all aspects of the English l anguage, from grammar to spelling to literary style.…

Condition: Good. . Uncorrected Advance Reading Copy. 3rd edition. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (grammar, dictionary, reference) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Full-Leather. Condition: As New. First Edition. First Printing Thus of the 1996 Third Edition of Fowler's classic, gilt-stamped and decorated full dark brown leather with light brown leather spine title label in one of five spine compartments separated by 4 raised bands, moire fabric endsheets, all page edges gilt, satin ribbon marker bound-in, an exemplary unused copy of this reference classic, with unused Easton bookplate laid in; lg thick 8vo; (xxvi) 864pp. Extra shipping charge beyond our default rates REQUIRED for shipment of this large very heavy book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 662 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. unknown edition. 732 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 685 pages. 9.50x6.50x2.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 794 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 633 pages. 9.25x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 783 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock.

1972. (4to) Very good in very good dust jacket. 1331pp. Small tapestains on endpapers. (Dictionary, Lexicography, Vocabulary).

Hard. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, light shelf wear to edges, light foxing to boards, light chipping and shelf wear to edges of dust jacket. Size: Folio. Dictionary.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 13 volumes + 4 supplement volumes (both complete). (OED) TITLE CONTINUES ~ "Being a Corrected Re-Issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles. Founded mainly on the materials collected by the Philological Society and edited by James A.H. Murray, et al." (1st Edition 1933, 2nd Printing) + "A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary" (1972-1986). 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. (OED) G/HC, ex-library. Mild to moderate shelf-wear, occasional wrinkled pages. Else unmarked, firm. (SOED) NF/HC. Hints of use, else excellent. Extra international postage applies.…