1st edition stated, 1st printing by number line, previous owner's pastedown inside front cover, dustjacket has light edgewear with some chipping/a few smallish marks/rubbed, covers are purple and black with silver text on spine, lightest usage only, no marks of previous owner.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Simple & Direct: A Rhetoric for Writers

Publisher

Harper & Row

Publication Date

1975

ISBN 10

0060102365

ISBN 13

9780060102364

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good -

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About this title

Synopsis

In Simple & Direct, Jacques Barzun, celebrated author and educator, distills from a lifetime of writing and teaching his thoughts about the craft of writing. In chapters on diction, syntax, tone, meaning, composition, and revision, Barzun describes and prescribes the techniques to correct even the most ponderous style. Exercises, model passages -- both literary and unorthodox -- and hundreds of often amusing examples of usage gone wrong demonstrate the process of making intelligent choices and guide us toward developing strong and distinctive prose.

About the Author

Born in France in 1907, Jacques Barzun came to the United States in 1920. After graduating from Columbia College, he joined the faculty of the university, becoming Seth Low Professor of History and, for a decade, Dean of Faculties and Provost. The author of some thirty books, including the New York Times bestseller From Dawn to Decadence, he received the Gold Medal for Criticism from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, of which he was twice president. He lived in San Antonio, Texas, before passing away at age 104.

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