859. Selected by Burton Stevenson
The Macmillan Book of Proverbs, Maxims, and Famous Phrases

New York: The Macmillan Company, 1948
6 1/2 X 9 1/2 inches. 2957 pp.

Binding and boards covered in stamped cloth with title stamped in gold leaf on spine. Slipcase

25/50     SOLD: $46.00

860. Murray, James A. et al., (editors).
The Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1961
Second Edition. Broad Quarto. Twelve Volume Set.

12 volumes A-Z + 1 volume Supplement and Bibliography. Blue cloth with spine lettered in gilt and heavy stiff tan dust jackets lettered in blue.

700/1400     SOLD: $580.75

861. Burchfield, R. W.
A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972
Broad Quarto. Four Volume Set.

Volume I: A-G, Volume II: H-P, Volume III: Q-Z. Volume IV: "The fourth and final volume of "A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary" replaces the corresponding part of the 1933 Supplement (Volume XIII of the Original OED), and completes the record of the English language in the last hundred years." Introduction Volume 4.

200/400     SOLD: $138.00

862. Amis, Berg
Two Books from Oxford University

Amis, Kingsley. THE NEW OXFORD BOOK OF ENGLISH LIGHT VERSE. Oxford University Press: 1978. Dustjacket.
Berg, Donna Lee. A GUIDE TO THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY: THE ESSENTIAL COMPANION AND USER'S GUIDE. Oxford University Press: 1993. Dustjacket

50/100     SOLD: $11.50

863. Bliss, Hill, Byrne, Wentworth & Flexner
Four Dictionaries of the Unusual

A.J. Bliss. A DICTIONARY OF FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES IN CURRENT ENGLISH. Routledge and Kegan Paul, Ltd: 1966. Minor discoloration to dustjacket, otherwise very good.
Robert H. Hill. A DICTIONARY OF DIFFICULT WORDS. Owner inscription and nameplate. Philosophical Library: 1959. Large pieces missing from dustjacket, minor discoloration to cover.
Josefa Heifetz Byrne. MRS. BYRNE'S DICTIONARY OF UNUSUAL, OBSCURE, AND PREPOSTEROUS WORDS. University Books, Inc. 1974. Good condition.
Harold Wentworth and Stuart Berg Flexner. DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN SLANG. Thomas Y. Crowell Company: 1960. Wear, tear and discolroation to dustjacket. Otherwise good.

30/60     SOLD: $57.50

864. Partidge, Curme, Safian, & Grose
Four Unique English Books

Eric Partridge. A CHARM OF WORDS: ESSAYS AND PAPERS ON LANGUAGE. Hamish Hamilton: 1960. Wear, tear, and discoloration to dustjacket. Otherwise good.
George O. Curme. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF ENGLISH GRAMMER. Barnes and Noble, Inc.: 1947. Wear and discoloration, otherwise good.
Louis A. Safian. 2000 INSULTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS. Citadel Press: 1965. Minor wear to dustjacket, otherwise good.

30/60     SOLD: $23.00

865. Crone, Bricker &Tooley
Landmarks Of Mapmaking

Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1958
First Edition. Folio.

Beige cloth in dustjacket. Many color examples of rare antiquarian maps.

50/100     SOLD: $92.00

866. Peter, ed. And Whiting, ed.
Two Book on Phrases and Quotations

Peter, Laurence J. PETER'S QUOTATIONS: IDEAS FOR OUR TIME. William Morrow: 1977. Dustjacket frayed, otherwise: Very Good.
Whiting, Bartlett Jere. PROVERBS, SENTENCES, AND PROVERBIAL PHRASES FROM ENGLISH WRITINGS MAINLY BEFORE 1500. The Belknap Press: 1968. Dustjacket frayed, otherwise: Very Good.

20/40     SOLD: $23.00

867. Webster, Noah
WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY

Phillippines: G.& C. Merriam Co., 1950
Second Edition. Thick Quarto.

Still considered the best dictionary of the American language.
Unabridged. Utizlizing all the experience and resources of more than one hundred years of Merriam-Webster Dictionaries.

100/200     SOLD: $34.50

868. Avery, Barthell,
Three Classical Mythology Reference Books

Barthell, Edward E. GODS AND GODDESSES OF ANCIENT GREECE. University of Miami Press: 1971. Dustjacket.
Avery, Catherine.THE NEW CENTURY CLASSICAL HANDBOOK. Appleton-Century: 1962. Dustjacket.
Woodcock, P.G. SHORT DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY. Philosophical Library: 1953 Dustjacket.

40/80     SOLD: $57.50