The Meaning of Everything The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary- Simon Winchester 2003 Oxford University Press English Language history
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This is a near fine (almost like new) hardcover with dust jacket. 2003 Oxford University Press. This copy is still crisp and clean inside and out. The inside pages are crisp and clean. The binding is tight and straight. Brown hardcover boards under jacket are also near fine with barely a hint of shelf wear and feature gold lettering along spine. The accompanying dust jacket is near fine, clean and shiny with only a hint of shelf wear. Standard octavo book size or 6" x 9" with 259 pages and illustrated maps inside front and back endpapers.
The Meaning of Everything by Simon Winchester is subtitle The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary. The book is an enlightening history of the English language and language history. It pays homage to the great dictionary makers from Samual Johnson to Noah Webster. It is a fascinating narrative of of key figures and the nuts-and-bolts of dictionary making.
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