Acanthophyllum Books

Shakespeare's words: a glossary and language companion

Crystal, D. & B. · 2002

£12.00 (€14.37 | $16.14 | ¥2,550)

Penguin. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. A tidy copy.

Ad infinitum: a biography of Latin and the world it created

Ostler, N. · 2009

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.76 | ¥1,700)

Harper Press. Fine. No Jacket. The evolution of Latin through history; a fascinating read.

The American language, Supplement Two

Mencken, H.L. · 1962

£24.00 (€28.75 | $32.28 | ¥5,100)

Albert A. Knopf. 6th printing. Fine. V.g.. Little used.

The Oxford dictionary of English proverbs

Smith, W.G.; Wilson, F.P. (ed.) · 1975

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

Clarendon Press. 3rd edition, reprinted. Fine . Fine. Scarcely used.

Beyond words

Shackleton, J., Blundell, c. & Bailey, R. · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

Hart-Davis Educational. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

Oxford manual of style

Ritter, R.M. (ed.) · 2002

£12.00 (€14.37 | $16.14 | ¥2,550)

BCA. Book Club edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Little used. Faint ink stamp.

Figures of speech

Quinn, A. · 1982

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

Gibbs M. Smith, Salt Lake City. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Little used.

Slang: today and yesterday

Partridge, E. · 1935

£36.00 (€43.12 | $48.42 | ¥7,651)

George Routledge. 1st edition. V.g.. V.g.. Little used. Owner's signature.

A dictionary of slang and unconventional English

Partridge, E. · 1961

£16.00 (€19.16 | $21.52 | ¥3,400)

Routledge & Kegan Paul. 5th edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Owner's inscription.

Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English

Partridge, E. · 1958

£24.00 (€28.75 | $32.28 | ¥5,100)

Routledge & Kegan Paul. 1st edition. V.g.. No Jacket. Little used.

A dictionary of slang and unconventional English

Partridge, E. · 1949

£18.00 (€21.56 | $24.21 | ¥3,825)

Routledge & Kegan Paul. 2nd edition. Good. No Jacket. Little used.

Usage and abusage

Partridge, E. · 1994

£24.00 (€28.75 | $32.28 | ¥5,100)

Hamish Hamilton. New edition. Good. No Jacket. Front hinge weak.

You have a point there

Partridge, E. · 1953

£18.00 (€21.56 | $24.21 | ¥3,825)

Hamish Hamilton. 1st edition. V.g.. Good. Slight edge wear to jacket.

The story of Webster's Third

Morton, H.C. · 1994

£24.00 (€28.75 | $32.28 | ¥5,100)

Cambridge University Press. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Scarcely used.

You English words

Moore, J. · 1964

£10.00 (€11.98 | $13.45 | ¥2,125)

Collins. 3rd impression. V.g.. V.g.. Little used.

A dictionary of American proverbs

Mieder, W., Kingsbury, S.A. & Harder, K.B. · 1992

£20.00 (€23.95 | $26.90 | ¥4,250)

Oxford University Press, New York. 1st edition. Fine. No Jacket. Scarcely used.

The American language

Mencken, H.L.; McDavid, R.I. (ed.) · 1963

£10.00 (€11.98 | $13.45 | ¥2,125)

Alfred A. Knopf, New York. 4th edition, abridged. V.g.. Good. Jacket chipped and with edge wear.

Mighty find words and smashing expressions

Hargraves, O. · 2003

£8.00 (€9.58 | $10.76 | ¥1,700)

Oxford University Press. 1st edition. Fine. Fine. Scarcely used.

ABC of plain words

Gowers, Sir E. · 1951

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

HMSO. 1st edition. Good. No Jacket. Small tear at foot of spine.

Nil desperandum: a dictionary of Latin tags and phrases

Ehrlich, E. · 1992

£6.00 (€7.19 | $8.07 | ¥1,275)

BCA. Book Club edition. V.g.. Good. Some discoloration at front of jacket; scarcely used.