
The Lexicon
A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover
William F. Buckley Jr(Author)
Harcourt Brace International (Publisher)
Published on 15. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-15-600616-3 (ISBN)
Description
This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Orlando
United States
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
221 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-600616-3 (9780156006163)
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