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Weird and Wonderful Words
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Weird and Wonderful Words Hardcover - 2002

by Erin McKean (Editor); Roz Chast (Illustrator); Foreword by Simon Winchester

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Compiled by a noted lexicographer, this book is a treasure trove of quirky and unusual words for the armchair linguist. 35 cartoons.

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Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
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Details

  • Title Weird and Wonderful Words
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 144
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Incorporated, NY
  • Date 2002-10-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9994979-6
  • ISBN 9780195159059 / 0195159055
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.68 x 5.48 x 0.66 in (22.05 x 13.92 x 1.68 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Vocabulary, English language
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003268393
  • Dewey Decimal Code 423.1

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 11/15/2002, Page 72
  • School Library Journal, 03/01/2003, Page 254

About the author

Erin McKean is the Senior Editor for the Oxford University Press North American Dictionary Program and the Editor of Verbatim magazine.
Roz Chast is a staff cartoonist for The New Yorker and the author of more than five books of cartoons.