The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose - 1979

Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Crowell Company, Thomas Y., 1979. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crowell Company, Thomas Y., 1979. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crowell Company, Thomas Y., 1979. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crowell Company, Thomas Y., 1979. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

T. Y. Crowell, 1979. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, Publishers, 1979 Book. Illus. by Jean-Claude Suares. Fine. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 156 (3) pp. with b&w illustrations throughout. Book Club (BCE/BOMC), 1979. "The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by Ambrose Bierce consisting of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. A masterpiece of satiric art, here are collected his brilliant epigrammatic swipes at Amrican delusions, illusions, follies, and foibles --- as pointed today as when it first appeared in 1908. The lexicon was written over three decades as a series of installments for magazines and newspapers. Bierce's witty definitions were imitated and plagiarized for years before he gathered them into books, first as The Cynic's Word Book in 1906 and then in a more complete version as The Devil's Dictionary in 1911, though he was not the first writer to use amusing definitions as a format for satire. In 1973, the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration… Read More

T. Y. Crowell, 1979 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. book is tight with no markings, minor rubbing to dj, great copy.

T. Y. Crowell, 1979-01-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.