A Dictionary of Modern English Usage

by H. W. Fowler

$1,800 · Offered by Burnside Rare Books

First edition

London: Oxford at the Claredon Press, 1926. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth stamped in gilt with boards ruled in blind; lacking the scarce dust jacket. Very Good or better with light rubbing to cloth and wear at corners and spine ends, endsheets foxed and hinges there slightly exposed, pages toned, small tear to title page. A style guide to British English usage, pronunciation and writing,

• Printing: first
• Binding: Hardcover

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