English Composition in Theory and Practice (New and Revised Edition)

Canby, Henry Seidel, Frederick Erastus Pierce, Henry Noble MacCracken, Alfred Arundel May, and Thomas Goddard Wright

Published by The Macmillan Company, New York, 1924

About this Item

Second edition, 20th printing. Blue covers with gold printing; spine split and fraying on front; wear on spine edges and on corners; scuffed. Previous owner's info in ink and on pasted-down label on front endpaper; endpapers discoloring. 465 pp., unmarked except for stain on top of p. 464 through back endpaper; pp. 79-80 has large tear. "To write well is to put one's mind in communication with the minds of others. To write well is to solve a triple problem, and a successful solution will depend upon how far one masters the three branches of this problem, straight thinking, adequate expression, and good form.".

Seller Inventory # 003168

Bibliographic Details

• Title: English Composition in Theory and Practice (New and Revised Edition)
• Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York
• Publication Date: 1924
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Edition, Later Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket