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Abson Wick, Bristol: The Abson Press, 1971. Second Impression. Softback. Near Fine. Unpag (42). Slim staple-bound landscape format pamphlet. Printed stiff card wraps. The text is entered in two sections: English terms and their American equivalents; and then the same in reverse, but printed 'upside down' so to speak and back-to-front, so that the second half of the book runs in reverse from the back page to the middle. Scarce in this impression.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005. Hardcover. As New/as new. pp. 512. Large 8vo.

Edinburgh: Chambers, 1984. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Lrge 8vo. Original blue cloth, silver titles to spine. 1493 pp. Covers a little rubbed, a few splash marks to foreedges, else a clean, very sound copy. Lacks slipcase/dust jacket.

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2006. First edition. Trade Paperback. Fine. pp. 197. Slight curl to covers else fine.

Harper Collins Publishers / Thomson, 2007. First edition. Oversized Paperback. Very Good. pp. 1591. Lacks CD-Rom. A couple of small corner bumps, still a fine copy o'wise.

New York: Van Nostrand Rheinhold, 1989. Second edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Lrge 8vo Black vinyl covers to boards. pp. 1219. No dust jacket (as issued?). Erik Naggum's signature in ink to flyleaf.

Turin: Società Editrice Internazionale, 1952. Hardcover. Good +. Lrg, very thick 8vo, pp. 2485. Pages quite toned, more so to margins; otherwise, a sound, clean copy. This is a heavy book; additional shipping charges may apply. No DJ.

New York: St Martin's Press, 2006. Eighth edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. Sm. 8vo. pp. 639.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1943. First edition. Cloth. Good +. Blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. pp. 179. Wartime production, some toning to pages, still a clean, sound copy. An interesting and wide ranging account of the topic.

London: continuum, 2008. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. vi, 201. Light edgewear, minor bump upper tip, no marks or scribbles, a firm, sound copy.

New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1992. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. pp. 862. Black covers, silver titles. No dust jacket.

Springfield, MA: Merriam Webster, 2001. Tenth edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. pp. 1557.

Springfield, MA: Merriam Webster, 1994. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/fine. pp. 868.

New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001. Trade Paperback. As New. Revised and Expanded Edition. pp. 368.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. First edition, 3rd imp.. Hardcover. Fine/fine. pp. 1184. A fine, essentially as new copy with just light signs of use in unclipped jacket.

New York: HarperCollins, 2001. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good. pp. 1280. Dent to front lower spine, spotting to top page edges. Still an otherwise very clean, sound copy in like jacket. Thumb indexed. Over 330,000 words.

New York: The Lyons Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. As New/as new. pp. 193.

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1961. First Edition. Very Good +/very good +. Sm. 8vo. pp. 204. A sharp, very clean copy, jacket with front corner and head very slightly rubbed, some offsetting to ffep, in plastic sleeve; small bookdealers label to ffep; overall a very well cared for example. Binding tight, pages clean and bright.

Philadelphia, 2005. 20th Edition. Hardcover. As New. Thick 8vo. In dark green leatherette with gilt titles. Thumb indexed. pp. 2788. No DJ (as issued).

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2016. Fourth impression. Box. Very Good. 7 CDs + practice and test CD-Rom, and the reference booklet. Small nick to lower front left tip of box. Otherwise box and CDs appear as new.