The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover

Buckley Jr., William F.; Roth, Arnold

ISBN 10: 0156006162 / ISBN 13: 9780156006163

Published by Harper Paperbacks, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover
• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156006162
• ISBN 13: 9780156006163
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author’s most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.

About the Author

William F. Buckley Jr. is the founder of National Review and was the host of what was television's longest-running program, Firing Line. He was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The author of thirteen other novels, including Spytime and Nuremberg: The Reckoning, he lives in Connecticut.