The Concise Usage and Abusage

New York: Philosophical Library, 1954. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey cloth with green spine lettering and decoration, dust jacket. ix, 219pp. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. Tight and nice first U.S. edition of this simplified version of the previous "Usage and Abusage," done up in two-column format, by the popular and prolific British-New Zealand lexicographer (1894-1979).

New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 219 pages. Tan boards slightly discolored. Clean and unmarked. Nice copy lacking dustjacket..

Hamish Hamilton, 1954. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1954. First Published in GB. 219 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping.… Read more about this item

Hamish Hamilton, 1955. Hardcover. Good. 1955. Second Impression. 219 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Read more about this item

London: Hamilton, 1954. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper browned, chipping along edges. Box 2888. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1955. First American edition, 8vo, pp. ix, [1], 219; text printed in double columns; original boards in white dust jacket (soiled) printed in green; jacket spine browned, shallow chips and tears along jacket edges not affecting text; interior mostly fine. A shortened and simplified version of the author's famous Usage and abusage, omitting very difficult… Read more about this item

London: H. Hamilton, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 219 pages 22 cm. Subjects: English language Usage; Dictionaries. English language Errors of usage. English language Grammar. English language -- Dictionaries.

Hamish Hamilton, 1961. 3rd impression.. Hardback. Imitation cloth, VG. x+219pp, edges a little rubbed. Early edition of Partridge's useful guide to modern English & the correct meaning of words in the language.

London: Hamish Hamilton, 1954. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. entire but heavily foxed D/W

London: Hamish Hamilton,. Good/Good. 1961. Hard Cover. 8vo 3rd edition, 219pp. Ex-library with normal markings .

Philosophical Library, 1955. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Philosophical Library. Good with no dust jacket. 1955. 1955. hardback. Philosophical Library; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches .

Greenwood Pub Group, 1969-06. Hardcover. Good.

Citadel Press Incorporated, US. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Philosophical Library, 1955. Paperback. New. 232 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.53 inches.