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The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary.
by Winchester, Simon
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very good
- ISBN 10
- 006099486X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060994860
- Seller
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St. Cloud, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Harper Perennial, 1999. Paperback. Very good. softcover, minor wear, binding tight, pages tanning, a very nice copy!
Synopsis
The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words is a book by Simon Winchester first published in 1998. The American edition is called The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and was published the same year. It tells the story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary and one of its most useful early contributors, Dr. W.C. Minor, a retired United States Army surgeon.
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- Bookseller
- Books Revisited (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33170
- Title
- The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of The Oxford English Dictionary.
- Author
- Winchester, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 006099486X
- ISBN 13
- 9780060994860
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1999
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference / Dictionary;
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Books Revisited
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St. Cloud, Minnesota
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