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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Oxford Univ Pr
Publication date
August 28, 2003
Pages
256
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780198607021
ISBN-10
0198607024
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 8.50 in.
Weight
1.30 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$26.00
Other format details
university press
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Summary
The best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the nuts-and-bolts process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work. 150,000 first printing. (Language)
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Hardcover
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from Oxford Univ Pr (August 28, 2003)
9780198607021 | details & prices | 256 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $26.00
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (October 14, 2004)
9780195175004 | details & prices | 260 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $19.99
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (October 1, 2003)
9780060592387 | details & prices | 5.25 × 5.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $39.95
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Harperaudio (October 1, 2003)
9780060592356 | details & prices | 6.50 × 4.00 × 2.75 in. | 0.52 lbs | List price $34.95
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
About: Traces the history of the Oxford English Dictionary from its earliest inception through its long path to completion, describes the process of creating a dictionary, and includes anecdotes about its creators and their work.
Prebinding
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 29, 2008)
9781435291102 | details & prices | 260 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.76 lbs | List price $28.99
About: From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure house, the Oxford English Dictionary.
About: From the best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, The Map That Changed the World, and Krakatoa comes a truly wonderful celebration of the English language and of its unrivaled treasure house, the Oxford English Dictionary.
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