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The Kings English by H W & F G Fowler - 2003
by H W & F G Fowler
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The Kings English
by H W & F G Fowler
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BCA, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5" X 8. P/B 367 pages, condition is very good. When it was first published in 1906, The King's English was a radical and contentious work. Through examples from the works of journalists and novelists of the day the Fowler brothers illustrate grammatical slips and infelicities of style and how best these should be avoided. Had Dickens, for example, owned a copy of The King's English he would not have written 'your great ability and trustfulness"; he would have recognized the malapropism and realized that the context demanded trustworthiness. The book provoked a flurry of debate in The Times and its acceptance of Americanisms caused one London critic to warn that the Fowler brothers' ideas would become 'the corner-stone of a new Tower of Babel which would cast its sinister shadow over the future of humanity'. This book remains a classic reference work on the frequently made blunders of English usage. As such, it is a guide to improved expression and style, of interest as much to the modern reader as it was to readers at the dawn of the twentieth century.
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THE KING'S ENGLISH
by H. W. and F. G. Fowler
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The King's English
by H. W. and F. G. Fowler
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Wordsworth Editions, Ltd.. Near Fine. 1993. Paperback. 1853263044 . Wadsworth Reference; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 383 pages .
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The King's English (Third Edition)
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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1954. Hardcover. Good. 1954. 3rd Edition, Reprinted. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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The King's English
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Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1934. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1934. Reprint. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Pages are mildly tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Pencil inscription to front pastedown. Boards have heavy shelf-wear, with visible corner bumping and noticeable scuffing to edges. Noticeable crushing and slight splitting to spine ends. Gilt remains bright. Heavy rubbing and scuffing overall.
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The Kings English
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Oxford UP. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 3rd edition. Owner's name on endpage. Writing inside. (Grammar, Vocabulary, Syntax, Punctuation)
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The King's English.
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Oxford - at the Clarendon Press, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1958. Third Edition. 383 pages. Plain dust jacket over black cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Minor fraying to cloth at spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Clipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning and stains to spine.
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The King's English
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Oxford University Press, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. Reprinted. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Ex-Libris plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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The King's English
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Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1962. Hardcover. Good. 1962. Reprinted. 383 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Dent to top edge of front board.
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The King's English
by Fowler, H. W. and F. G
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London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1930 383pp, [1], bound in blue cloth, binding tight, front hinge cracked. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Covers in good condition, showing edge/corner wear. PHILOLOGY.
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The King's English.
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hardback. Very Good. 3rd ed. Oxford (Clarendon Press) 1936. A very good copy in worn dust wrapper.
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