new dictionary quotations historical principles de mencken (27 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Acceptable. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Etat : acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Etat : good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Hinge is loose. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Seventh printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *1962 printing* Moderate wear to the dus jacket with some creasing and chipping. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. ***1978 PRINTING*** SPINE LEAN. BOARDS FLAIRING AT BOTTOM FORE-EDGE CORNERS. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Later printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. This is the 1984 printing. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. A good hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Binding cracked at front and back but holding, otherwiseclean and tight. Dust jacket has some wear around the edges but is now in a protective mylar wrapper.

17th printing. Mencken's selections from the wit and and wisdom of mankind. Heavy book, will require extra shipping. weight: 4.4 lb. Near fine, tight and unmarked, in a very good dust jacket with light edgewear. 24x17x6.2 cm. xiii, 1347 pp. Black cloth, gilt spine title, red speckled edges.

HARD BACK BLUE. Etat : FAIR. General wear and rubbed cover. Markings on few pages. No bookplate. Binding slightly loose. Ex library usual library markings. Gold gilt on cover and spine. DATE PUBLISHED: 1942 EDITION: 1347.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. A New Dictionary of Quotations on Historical Principles From Ancient and Modern Sources.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, Fifth Printing (1957). Not price-clipped ($10.00 price intact). Published by Knopf, 1942. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with purple publisher's spray to page ends. Dust jacket is very good with edgewear. An excellent copy of this book of quotations from history. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. In excellent used condition. Will provide years of service. 11th printing, 1978.

First edition. Very Good condition. No dust jacket.

Etat : Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

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

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Third Printing. Book Is Like New Inside. Clean, Tight, Bright And Square. No Markings. Wonderful Speckled Page Block Edges. Boards Have Little Wear No Sunning. Email For Pictures.

Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Good+. 4to. Pp. xi, 769, xxix. Supplement One: xv, 739, xxxv. Supplement Two: xiii, 890, xliii; A New Dictionary, xiv, 1347. With sections on American slang, proper names in America, non-English dialects in America, the influence of Noah Webster, etc. Each volume with an index. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedowns. Uniformly bound in black cloth with gilt lettering stamped on spine. in the dust jackets, price-clipped, that show slight rubbing and fading to spines. In the slipcase, which has been repaired with tape along edges and corners. The now?classic explorations of the evolution of English in the United States by the Sage of Baltimore. Mencken's life as a newspaperman kept his eye on the gutter, which he celebrated, thus moving journalism and all writing from lingering Victoriana to the realism of Sinclair Lewis, Dreiser, et al. A triumph of scholarly inquiry. Hardcovers with dust jackets in slipcase Fourth Edition, Corrected, Enlarged and Rewritten.

Etat : DISCRETO USATO. VIIIED. INGLESE Corposo dizionario dei principio e aforismi, copertina tutta-tela in stile classico, decorata da brillanti titoli dorati, segnata da piccoli urti comuni mende alle estremità, sovraccoperta con patinato e bordo consunti, toni appesantiti da velature di polvere e ombre di umido da scaffale, fogli molto ben preservati, minima ombra di ossidazione alle carte, intensa ai margini e tagli decorati da puntini ruggine, reciso il prezzo all'aletta anteriore. N. pag. 1809.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 5th or later Edition. "Published April 20, 1942" and "Twelfth printing, June 1982" stated. "1982" on title page. Fine hardback in near fine plus plus dust jacket ($30.00). Fourteen leaves of book are out of alignment (<1/64 inch), seemingly flaw of original bookbinding/manufacture. Only trivial, if any additional signs of age/previous use to book. Dust jacket has 1/2 inch closed tear to head of spine and minor, if not trivial wear, primarily to edges and rear panel. Only trivial, if any additional signs of age/previous use to dust jacket.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with previous owner inscription on flyleaf and pink publisher spray to page ends. Dust jacket is good with shelf/edgewear and tears. A scarce 1st printing of this important 20th century reference work.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

HARD BACK BLUE. Etat : GOOD. JACKET: FAIR DJ. Tight binding. No markings. No bookplate. Few Creased on dust jacket. Mylar protecting dust jacket. Gold gilt on cover and spine. Foxing on the dust jacket. General wear and rubbed cover. DATE PUBLISHED: 1942 EDITION: 1347.

HARD BACK BLUE. Etat : GOOD. JACKET: FAIR DJ. Tight binding. No markings. No bookplate. Few Creased on dust jacket. Mylar protecting dust jacket. Gold gilt on cover and spine. Foxing on the dust jacket. General wear and rubbed cover. DATE PUBLISHED: 1942 EDITION: 1347.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Sixth Printing. 1347pp.; HB blk.w/gilt; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs.-red spotted foredges; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ some rub w/wear on edges&corners; sml.scuff,cover. "This magnificent volume is the easiest book of quotations to consult, the most informative as to sources and history, and contains the most ineteresting selections from the wit and wisdom of mankind.".

Hardcover. Etat : VG+. 1st Edition. Hardback in Very Good+ condition with Very Good+ dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 1347 pages. Signed and dated by H. L. Mencken on front endpaper. Includes dust jacket from later edition. . * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided *.

Hardcover with dust jacket. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. W. A. Dwiggins (illustrateur). Second Printing. Stout 8vo. Pp. xiii, 1347. Copyright page states First published April 20, 1942, Second printing April 1942. W. A. Dwiggins type, binding and jacket design. Bound in blue buckram, titles and decorations in gilt on the spine, device in gilt on the cover, edges sprinkled red, Borzoi device in blind on back. In the two color dust jacket, price $7.50 intact on the front flap: light wear to head of spine, spine just a tad darkened.Bookplate of Theodore McKeldin "Governor of Maryland 1951-19__." Free endpaper gift inscription by Galen L. Tait dated December 25, 1943. Followed by inscription to McKeldin signed by Mencken: "In the hope that it will cure some of his headaches." McKeldin served as mayor of Baltimore from 1943 to 1947 and again from 1963 to 1967. He served as Governor of Maryland from 1951 to 1959.Galen Tait was a prominent Republican Party member, serving as Republican National Committeeman from Maryland 1914-1934 and 1942-1948. He practiced law in Washington, D.C. and Maryland.Dust jacket is now housed in a removable clear archival protector.