Search Results: the american language supplement one an by mencken h l

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1977. Twelfth Printing. Hardcover. NOTE - This is Supplement One volume ONLY. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 739 pages .

A Borzoi Book/Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers, Inc.. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Reference, Language, Americanisms) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Third Printing, October 1945. Deckle fore-edge. Nice solid hardcover book in Good condition (although name clipped out on the front free end-paper) with Very Good dust jacket in mylar cover.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. xv, 739, xxxvpp. Price clipped, else very good hardback in an lightly rubbed and edgeworn dust jacket that is sunned on the spine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1977. 12th printing. Full cloth binding Book Club hardcover in a jacket. Tight, square and unmarked. 739pp., index. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, offered now in a new mylar cover. . Book Club Edition (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall.

12th printing. Clean interior. Supplement One. Pictures on request

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Second printing. Dampstain on top and bottom of spine and inner corner of pages, top corners bumped, owners name on front pastedown, very good in good browned dustwrapper with dampstains on spine.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Very good hardcover supplemental volume of classic refrence 739 pages with Index. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover.

Alfred A Knopf, 1945. Good hardcover with good dust jacket, jacket worn/chipped. Previous owner's name on flyleaf.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. 739+pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly rubbed. Spine ends slightly bumped. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. DJ moderately soiled w/ chips to edges. Approx. 1/2" loss at top and bottom of spine. Light dampstains to top edge of rear panel. Spine darkened. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. 739+pp. Original black cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Corners and spine ends slightly bumped. DJ moderately soiled w/ wear and short tears to edges. Light chipping to corners and spine ends. Spine darkened. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: A Borzoi Book/Published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., Publishers, 1975. 11th Printing: January 1975/Supplement 1 . Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 739 + pp. Supplement I only! Over-sized and/or over weight book; extra postage required. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur an additional shipping charge. Essentially and virtually clean, fresh, flawless copy, save publishers' remainder mark on bottom edge, and light shelf wear. Dust jacket shows very little wear. Please inquire for the complete set, consisting of Fourth Edition and Supplements I + II. Synopsis: The American Language is H. L. Mencken's 1919 book about changes Americans had made to the English Language. Mencken was inspired by the argot of the colored waiters in Washington, as well as one of his favourite authors, Mark Twain, and his experiences on the streets of Baltimore, MD. In 1902, Mencken remarked on the queer words which go… Read More

NY:: Knopf,. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1962. Hardcover. B000LVP51M . Complete in three volumes. Book club fourth edition (corrected, enlarged, and rewritten). Each volume is near fine in a very good (upper corners of front flaps are clipped, foxing to rear flap edges) dust jacket. .

New York: Knopf, 1980-1977-1978 respecitvely.. 22nd-12th-9th printings respectively.. Hardcover volumes in black cloth boards, in decorative jackets with bronze, green, blue (respectively) highlights.. All vols Fine unmarked, in VeryGood+ jackets.. The standard work on the subject, complete set including 4th edition main text, plus the two supplements. All in excellent clean tight condition with nice jackets. All vols are 6-1/2 x 9-1/2; 769 + xxix-739 + xxxv-890 + xliii pp, indexes, word lists, deckled fore-edges.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on presentation bookplate "This book is especially Autographed by the Author (signed H.L. Mencken in ink) Kroch's Bookstores Chicago". Near Fine, small corner bumps, toning from bookplate glue at front end pages, in a Very Good dust jacket, small chips at spine ends and corners. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.