Authors' and Printers' Dictionary by Collins, F. Howard - 1953

London: Humphrey Milford, 1933. 5th or later Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Seventh edition and eighth printing. In good black cloth boards, gilt titles to back strip. The covers are firm, fairly clean, slightly shelf-cocked; small nick to top front edge. The free end papers are a little tanned; name and date on front free end paper. Very tanned cut edges. The text block is tightly bound and not tanned or foxed - very good condition. Not annotated. The 'Notes' pages to rear have not been used.

London: Humphrey Milford, 1933. Seventh edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. 405p.

London: Oxford University Press / Geoffrey Cumberlege, 1948. Hardcover. Ninth Edition. Twelfth Impression. Revised. 8vo. Dark grey cloth. 428 pp. A few light pencil notes. Small inscr. to ffep. Light rubbing to tips. GOOD+

OUP. London. 1956 (Reprint). 24mo, 441pp. In neat d/w, now protected; previous owner's annotations on ffepo/w text in vg cond. Authorative reference.

G. Ricordi & Co. (London) Ltd, 1952. Paperback. Very Good. 8pp sheet music booklet in the Operatic Repertoire series, copyright 1952, in overall very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - old price label to rear cover and small red label to upper front lh corner. Internally clean; no annotations or inscriptions; text and music bright and clear throughout. Arranged for voice and piano with words in English and Italian. Not an old library book. Photograph available.

London : Oxford University Press, 1962. 10th Edition, Reprinted. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv, 441 pages ; 18cm. Subjects: English language -- Orthography and spelling. Proofreading. Authorship.

London : Oxford University Press, 1953. Reprint. Hardcover. Pen inscribed by previous owner. Near fine cloth copy in a poor and somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Hinges starting. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvi, 407 p. ; 17 cm. Notes: Ninth edition - Fifteenth impression, revised.Title on spine: Authors' and printers' dictionary. Subjects: Proofreading.English language Orthography and spelling.English language Syllabication. Abbreviations.Authorship ; Handbooks, manuals, etc. Authorship Dictionaries

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.