Kay a Saunders (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 48 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.11 inches. In Stock.

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.…

Super octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 10.00x5.81x9.25 inches. In Stock.

295 pp including index, tinted end-papers, b&w illustrations, d/j covered in purple laminate and stuck to end-papers, laminate faded near spine, else very good copy in like, pictorial d/j.

Binding sound, text unmarked. Condition: Near Fine. Full dark blue cloth gilt, fresh and unfaded. 4to. With matching slipcase in Near Fine condition, minor marks to side panels. The books are pristine. Without the large folding ''Guide to the Thesaurus'' wall chart. Blue silk ribbon per vol. First edition, second impression of this monumental achievement in lexicography, conceived and compiled by the English Language Department of the University of Glasgow, based on the Oxford English Dictionary, and 44 years in the making. The Historical Thesaurus made it possible for the first time to trace the evolution of not just a word (as in the OED) but of a meaning or concept. A ''firework display'' whose ''mere existence is a blessing'' (Islon 243, 260), the Historical Thesaurus ''presents meanings in chronological order, noting when terms first appeared, often when they disappeared, or whether they were one-shots, lovely doomed coinages such as "moonling". This makes it an unprecedented resource for, say, the historical novelist who wants to avoid anachronistic dialogue (a Jacobean calling someone a "half-wit"); but it also has more general and rich application, as the reader can trace the evolution of concepts and attitudes over centuries''; while with the OED ''one wanders through the language on foot; with the HTOED it is as though one is in a hot-air balloon taking aerial photographs: one instantly spies topographical features and interrelationships that were not previously perceptible'' (Poole). ''To probe the Historical Thesaurus is therefore often to engage in wide-ranging detail with the changing patterns of thought, of intellectual history, of social and cultural conceptualization, or of material culture'' (Mugglestone 140). Scarce. R. F. Ilson, 2011, ''On the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary'', International Journal of Lexicography, 24.2, 241-260. L. C. Mugglestone, 2010, ''Much intoxication but little restraint: Reconstructing history through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary'', Language & history, 53.2, 138-143. S. Poole, 19 December 2009, ''Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary'', The Guardian. Heavy, extra shipping will be required for overseas orders. Robust packaging. Tracking is always added to USA orders. It can be added to other overseas orders on request. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edition, 2nd impression. Owner's signature per vol. Size: xxxvi, 1783 + x, 2109pp. Owner's signature per vol.…

2 vol.: 1 vol.: [11] pp. : 1 vol.: [1] pp.; 2 vol.: 1 vol.: 21.5 x 14 cm. : 1 vol.: 35.5 x 21.5 cm.; staple bound; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed Program and announcement flyer for performances held at the Judson Memorial Church, May 24 - 27, May 31, June 1 - 3, and June 8 - 11, [1963]. Performances include "The Decapitated Taxi," directed by Robert Nichols, with costumes by Ruth Hurtwitz and sound by Nancy Solomon. Cast includes Jon Gold, Phyllis Gold, Marshall Yaeger, Wendell Metzger, Jason Holliday, A. Barry Kon, Norma Novak, Seymour Horowitz, Nancy Solomon, Jan Thurston, Erik Kiviat, Kay Elliot, Don Katzman, Florene Tarlow and Ruth Hurwitz. Production staff includes Rhoda Slanger, Wendell Metzger, and Erik Kiviat. "The Wax Engine" directed by Lawrence Kornfeld, with music by Al Carmines, set and costumes by Darryl Clegg, and choreography by Katherine Litz. Cast includes Jerome Raphel, Katherine Litz, Ed Blair, Eric Nord, Esther Richards, Ann Linden, Tony McGrath, Nick Smith, John D. Quinn, Hunt Cole, Phyllis Black, and Bruce Waite. Production staff includes Marjorie Saunders, Anita Ranze, Betty Schwimmer, and Judy Berkowitz. Includes biographies of artists. Very Good. Program: Horizontal fold through center. Slight yellowing of pages. Center page detached from bottom staple. Clean and unmarked. Flyer : Faint writing in pencil at center. Mailed copy, folded into thirds for mailing. Staple imprint at center. Mailed copy with mailing marks and addressed in ink. …