Search Results: Dictionaries & Linguistics from E Ridge fine Books

New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc.. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1953. Fourth Edition. Hardcover. xxii, 575pp. Two column. Thumb indexed. Original dust jact is missing the front flap and is loosely covered by Mexico City College kraft paper cover (removable). All ends are bumped otherwise a clean and straight copy. ; 8vo .

New York: McGraw Hill. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0070564892 . Tan board w/single edge dent, square, sharp corners, tight binding (unread? ) in Orange DJ w/heavily sunned spine, lightly worn corners and single closed tear. A brief guide to more effective writing and speaking accompanies an alphabetical arrangement of problem words and expressions which are described, discussed, and illustrated with examples of actual usage. (Note: book's title is NOT capitalized) .

Green Farms, Connecticut: Modern Books Crafts. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Revised Edition. Hardcover. 0913274038 . (1974) 455 pg. , revised from the original 1926 limited edition. HB w/bright blue cloth, square, tight, clean; DJ w/small chips & tears and a single long tear on front cover, new Mylar. Containing biographical data on thousands of American painters, engravers, sculptors and has long been considered the best reference book of it s type in the field. Retaining the original addresses for historical purposes the additional bibliography was edited by Genevieve C. Doran.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Detroit: Visible Ink Press. Fine. 2002. First Edition; Eighth Printing. Softcover. 1578590450 . In fine condition like new. One Stop to more than 5,000 theories ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 637 pages .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1944. Hardcover. Third printing, August 1947. xi, 338 pages. index. Green boards with bright gold spine lettering. Former owners name on the ffep and some penciled marginalia. The dust jacket is toned with edge wear and insect damage through to the spine (not involving lettering). Now in archival cover. "Stevenson's work has been seen both as an elaboration upon Ayer's views and as a representation of one of "two broad types of ethical emotivism." An analytic philosopher, Stevenson suggested in his 1937 essay "The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms" that any ethical theory should explain three things: that intelligent disagreement can occur over moral questions, that moral terms like good are "magnetic" in encouraging action, and that the scientific method is insufficient for verifying moral claims. Stevenson's own theory was fully developed in his 1944 book Ethics and Language.… Read More

Cleveland & New York: The World Publishing Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Rust cloth. Gilt lettering on cover board and spine. 287 pp. Appendix. Illustrated with line drawings by Ruth Feibelman. "...a compilation of food terms and cookery phrases defined for the benefit of the puzzled, of tales about food and cookery intended to amuse or beguile... (with an occasional)... biographical note concerning individuals who have let their mark on culinary history." edges and corners mildly worn. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Ginn & Company. Very Good. 1893. Hardcover. Blue cloth. 342 pages. Ownership inscription dated 1926 on ffep. Some pencil markings otherwise a solid copy. This is a text book on the subject with exersises. Appendix I: Digest of Rules ; Appendix II: Illustrative Extracts ; Appendix III: Glossary ; Index. .