1993, ISBN: 9780198612711

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1928. Second Impression with Corrections [stated]. Hardcover. Good. xv, [1], 359, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations (23 black and white). Index. Endpap… Mehr…

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1928. Second Impression with Corrections [stated]. Hardcover. Good. xv, [1], 359, [1] pages. Footnotes. Illustrations (23 black and white). Index. Endpapers discolored. Some edge soiling. Name and number in ink inside back cover. Cover has wear, rubbed and bumped corners and edges. and fraying at top and bottom of spine. Includes Preface, List of Illustrations, and A Short List of Books of especial utility to Students. Includes Preface, List of Illustrations, and A Short List of Books of especial utility to students. Part I covers Bibliographical evidence and the plan of this book. Other chapters include The plan of this book; The making of a Printed Book; The Printed Book and its parts; More about imposition; The Early Printing-Press; Changes in the Technique of printing; Some subsidiary matters; A note on Paper; The Decoration of Books; The forms in which books have been issued to he public; Part II discusses some points of bibliographical technique; the formats of books; On the meaning of "edition", "Impression; On bibliographical evidence as to the order of editions; On dating undated editions and on false dates; On variations in different copies of the same edition; On Books set in Duplicate; On author's copy, proofs, and proof-corrections, On cancels, and on additions to sheets already printed, On Fakes and facsimiles. Part III deals with the compositor and errors of the compositor. There are eight topics covered in the Appendix which is followed by an Index. This is the preferred version, because of the valuable corrections Ronald Brunlees McKerrow, FBA (12 December 1872 - 20 January 1940) was one of the leading bibliographers and Shakespeare scholars of the 20th century. He was educated at Harrow, at King's College, London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He then taught English for three years in Tokyo (1897-1900), where he learnt Japanese. Following his return to London, he became a director of the publishing house Sidgwick and Jackson (1908). He was awarded a D.Litt. by the University of Cambridge in 1911. In 1912 he became joint Honorary Secretary of the Bibliographical Society (with A. W. Pollard). The Society became the focus for much of his intellectual activity. During the First World War he taught in the English Department at King's College, London (until 1919). He founded the Review of English Studies in 1925 and remained its editor until his death. He also edited the Bibliographical Society's journal The Library from 1934 to 1937. McKerrow received an honorary doctorate from Louvain University in 1927 and was the Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge University in 1928. The following year he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Bibliographical Society. In 1932 he became a fellow of the British Academy. McKerrow's work had three main focuses: The textual study of early English Drama, especially the works of Thomas Nash and Shakespeare; he was one of the founder members of the Malone Society; The history of the English book trade in the early-modern period; he made three substantial contributions in this field: Printers' and Publishers' Devices in England and Scotland, 1485-1640 (1913), Title-Page Borders used in England and Scotland, 1485-1640 (with F. S. Ferguson) (1932), and under his general editorship the volume for 1557-1640 in the Bibliographical Society's Dictionaries of the printers and booksellers who were at work in England, Scotland and Ireland, 1557-1775 (1910); and The theory and practice of historical and textual bibliography: firstly, his major edition of the works of Thomas Nash (1904); his An Introduction to Bibliography for Literary Students (1927) which remains a standard work (supplemented now by Philip Gaskell's New Introduction to Bibliography, 1972); and the Prolegomena for the Oxford Shakespeare (1939) which was intended to be the introduction for a full scientific critical edition of Shakespeare which was unfinished at his death. With A. W. Pollard and W. W. Greg, R. B. McKerrow was one of the three great figures of English bibliography of the first half of the twentieth century., At the Clarendon Press, 1928, 2.5, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Revised and enlarged thumb-indexed edition. Light general wear to jackets of both volumes. Bottom page ridge of volume 2 bumped. 1993 Large Hardcover. Two volume set. "For the past sixty-five years, the massive Oxford English Dictionary has offered the last word on the English language. Now, Oxford University Press is pleased to announce a landmark new dictionary--The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary--that brings the authority of the Oxford Dictionary Department and the vast scholarship of the OED itself within the reach of individuals. This completely new dictionary covers virtually every word or phrase in use in English--worldwide--since 1700. Not strictly an abridgment of the OED, the New Shorter draws on the OED's ongoing revision as well as its own independent research program. Each entry provides all the information you would expect from a leading unabridged dictionary: it identifies each word's various meanings, origins, part of speech, pronunciation (in the International Phonetic Alphabet), and combinations in which the word is often found, as well as cross-references to related words. The New Shorter, however, offers something that no competitor can match: the historical, literary approach made justly famous by the OED. Thousands upon thousands of changing meanings are followed through history, illustrated by more than 83,000 quotations, from Ben Franklin to Lord Byron, from Jane Austen to Kazuo Ishiguro. The changing emphasis in the meaning of fiend, for instance, is shown by quotes ranging from Milton ("The Gates...belching outrageous flame...since the Fiend pass'd through") to J.D. Salinger ("Old Brossard was a bridge fiend, and he started looking around the dorm for a game"). The historical approach of The New Shorter offers a true feel for our rich, subtly textured language. Words are a palimpsest: along with their current meanings, many words contain the shadows of their past definitions. Understanding a word's history can help writers and speakers charge their language with nuance as well as precision. The New Shorter offers a delightful introduction to the fruits of etymology, providing a fascinating guide to the evolution of language--for both scholars and those who need a practical aid to contemporary usage. In addition, The New Shorter offers truly international--and up-to-date--coverage. Every year, the Oxford Dictionary Department receives more than 200,000 notices of new words and meanings. These notices come from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India--everywhere English is spoken. As a result, this two-volume work boasts an unprecedented range of headwords and meanings, drawn from the arts and humanities as well as the sciences and technology. From molecular biology to computer software, from human anthropology to theoretical physics, the subjects covered in this dictionary make it a useful resource for scientific professionals--and for the unscientific struggling with technical terms. The result is the world's most comprehensive, thorough, up-to-date dictionary of English. A fascinating and endlessly browsable reference, The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary provides the definitive resource for scholars, professionals, general readers--for anyone, in fact, who wants the wealth of language available only in an unabridged dictionary., Clarendon Press, 1993, 4<

1993, ISBN: 9780198612711

Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1958. Fine facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-d… Mehr…

Oxford: Oxford University Press , 1958. Fine facsimile reprint. Hardcover. Previous owner's signature. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 382 p.; 28 cm. Notes: Reprinted from the original ed. first published: Longmans, Green, 1924. ""The original edition of this dictionary was published by Messrs. Longmans, Green & co., and has been reproduced photographically with their consent. Facsimile reprint of original ed., published by Longman. Subjects: Sanskrit. Sanskrit language; Dictionaries English. English language; Dictionaries Sanskrit. Sanskrit Language.English Language. Dictionaries.Genre: Dictionaries., Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1958, 0, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1924. 8vo, pp. xv, [1], 663, [1]; text in double column, minor whitish spotting and slight wear to extremities, the spine ends creased and just beginning to fray, else very good or better in original red cloth, gilt-lettered spine., Clarendon Press, 1924, 0, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Revised and enlarged thumb-indexed edition. Light general wear to jackets of both volumes. Bottom page ridge of volume 2 bumped. 1993 Large Hardcover. Two volume set. "For the past sixty-five years, the massive Oxford English Dictionary has offered the last word on the English language. Now, Oxford University Press is pleased to announce a landmark new dictionary--The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary--that brings the authority of the Oxford Dictionary Department and the vast scholarship of the OED itself within the reach of individuals. This completely new dictionary covers virtually every word or phrase in use in English--worldwide--since 1700. Not strictly an abridgment of the OED, the New Shorter draws on the OED's ongoing revision as well as its own independent research program. Each entry provides all the information you would expect from a leading unabridged dictionary: it identifies each word's various meanings, origins, part of speech, pronunciation (in the International Phonetic Alphabet), and combinations in which the word is often found, as well as cross-references to related words. The New Shorter, however, offers something that no competitor can match: the historical, literary approach made justly famous by the OED. Thousands upon thousands of changing meanings are followed through history, illustrated by more than 83,000 quotations, from Ben Franklin to Lord Byron, from Jane Austen to Kazuo Ishiguro. The changing emphasis in the meaning of fiend, for instance, is shown by quotes ranging from Milton ("The Gates...belching outrageous flame...since the Fiend pass'd through") to J.D. Salinger ("Old Brossard was a bridge fiend, and he started looking around the dorm for a game"). The historical approach of The New Shorter offers a true feel for our rich, subtly textured language. Words are a palimpsest: along with their current meanings, many words contain the shadows of their past definitions. Understanding a word's history can help writers and speakers charge their language with nuance as well as precision. The New Shorter offers a delightful introduction to the fruits of etymology, providing a fascinating guide to the evolution of language--for both scholars and those who need a practical aid to contemporary usage. In addition, The New Shorter offers truly international--and up-to-date--coverage. Every year, the Oxford Dictionary Department receives more than 200,000 notices of new words and meanings. These notices come from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India--everywhere English is spoken. As a result, this two-volume work boasts an unprecedented range of headwords and meanings, drawn from the arts and humanities as well as the sciences and technology. From molecular biology to computer software, from human anthropology to theoretical physics, the subjects covered in this dictionary make it a useful resource for scientific professionals--and for the unscientific struggling with technical terms. The result is the world's most comprehensive, thorough, up-to-date dictionary of English. A fascinating and endlessly browsable reference, The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary provides the definitive resource for scholars, professionals, general readers--for anyone, in fact, who wants the wealth of language available only in an unabridged dictionary., Clarendon Press, 1993, 4<

1993, ISBN: 9780198612711

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Revised and enlarged thumb-indexed edition. Light general wear to jackets of both volu… Mehr…

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1993. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Large Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Revised and enlarged thumb-indexed edition. Light general wear to jackets of both volumes. Bottom page ridge of volume 2 bumped. 1993 Large Hardcover. Two volume set. "For the past sixty-five years, the massive Oxford English Dictionary has offered the last word on the English language. Now, Oxford University Press is pleased to announce a landmark new dictionary--The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary--that brings the authority of the Oxford Dictionary Department and the vast scholarship of the OED itself within the reach of individuals. This completely new dictionary covers virtually every word or phrase in use in English--worldwide--since 1700. Not strictly an abridgment of the OED, the New Shorter draws on the OED's ongoing revision as well as its own independent research program. Each entry provides all the information you would expect from a leading unabridged dictionary: it identifies each word's various meanings, origins, part of speech, pronunciation (in the International Phonetic Alphabet), and combinations in which the word is often found, as well as cross-references to related words. The New Shorter, however, offers something that no competitor can match: the historical, literary approach made justly famous by the OED. Thousands upon thousands of changing meanings are followed through history, illustrated by more than 83,000 quotations, from Ben Franklin to Lord Byron, from Jane Austen to Kazuo Ishiguro. The changing emphasis in the meaning of fiend, for instance, is shown by quotes ranging from Milton ("The Gates...belching outrageous flame...since the Fiend pass'd through") to J.D. Salinger ("Old Brossard was a bridge fiend, and he started looking around the dorm for a game"). The historical approach of The New Shorter offers a true feel for our rich, subtly textured language. Words are a palimpsest: along with their current meanings, many words contain the shadows of their past definitions. Understanding a word's history can help writers and speakers charge their language with nuance as well as precision. The New Shorter offers a delightful introduction to the fruits of etymology, providing a fascinating guide to the evolution of language--for both scholars and those who need a practical aid to contemporary usage. In addition, The New Shorter offers truly international--and up-to-date--coverage. Every year, the Oxford Dictionary Department receives more than 200,000 notices of new words and meanings. These notices come from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa, India--everywhere English is spoken. As a result, this two-volume work boasts an unprecedented range of headwords and meanings, drawn from the arts and humanities as well as the sciences and technology. From molecular biology to computer software, from human anthropology to theoretical physics, the subjects covered in this dictionary make it a useful resource for scientific professionals--and for the unscientific struggling with technical terms. The result is the world's most comprehensive, thorough, up-to-date dictionary of English. A fascinating and endlessly browsable reference, The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary provides the definitive resource for scholars, professionals, general readers--for anyone, in fact, who wants the wealth of language available only in an unabridged dictionary., Clarendon Press, 1993, 4<

1993, ISBN: 0198612710

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1993, ISBN: 9780198612711

Clarendon Press. Very Good/Very Good. 1993. 2 Volume Set. Soft Cover. 0198612710 (S277) Includes fold out tables ., Clarendon Press, 1993, 3