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Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Hardcover - 2005 - 2nd Edition

by Elizabeth Knowles (Editor)

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This authoritative dictionary draws on Oxford's unrivaled bank of reference and language online resources to cover mythologies, history, religion, folk customs, superstitions, science and technology, philosophy, and popular culture.

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Oxford University Press. Collectible - Like New. NY: Oxford University Press, 2005. 2nd edition. Sm 4to Hardcover. 805pp. Fine book and Fine dust jacket. Review copy with reviewer's news release laid in. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (folklore, reference) Inquire if you need further information.
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  • Title Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Condition New
  • Pages 812
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date September 28, 2005
  • Features Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # MA03C-02768
  • ISBN 9780198609810 / 0198609817
  • Weight 2.97 lbs (1.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.2 x 9.3 x 1.6 in (15.75 x 23.62 x 4.06 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mythology, English language
  • Dewey Decimal Code 803

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Citations

  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/2006, Page 412
  • Booklist, 02/15/2006, Page 133
  • Ingram Advance, 11/01/2005, Page 93
  • Library Journal, 02/15/2006, Page 148
  • Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr, 01/01/2006, Page 193

About the author

Elizabeth Knowles is Publishing Manager for Oxford Quotations Dictionaries and is a historical lexicographer, having previously worked on the 4th edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. She is editor of the current 6th edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations.