Say What You Mean: Everyman's Guide to Diction and Grammar
by John Opdycke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1944 Funk and Wagnalls Company, New York. 1944. Hardcover. 5th Printing by copyright page (5). Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for a F/O name stamp on the FFFP. Book Condition: Good +; small moisture splashes on the front and rear boards; bumping and light shelfwear to head, tail, tips, and board bottom edges; light sun fading to spine. No DJ. Red cloth boards and spine with bright black lettering on the spine and embossed on the front board. Clean internals. Inner hinges are sound and not split. 681 pp 8vo. This book is an in-depth guide to writing, grammar, vocabulary and expression and is very much like having a teacher with a ruler standing over your shoulder watching you write an essay. The book is divided into 7 sections: Don't Overuse Words, Don't Underuse Words, Don't Misuse Words, Don't Abuse Words, Don't Confuse Words, Don't Misspell, Don't Mispunctuate. For the native speak or the person learning the language, this is the ultimate study guide. A clean very presentable copy.
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Details
- Seller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 017048
- Title
- Say What You Mean: Everyman's Guide to Diction and Grammar
- Author
- John Opdycke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Funk and Wagnalls Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- English grammar, writing, vocabulary, misspelling, punctuation, English language, expression,
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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