Lighter J E Ed (2 results)
Language: English
Published by Random House, NY, 1997
- Hardcover
Seller: Sparrow Reads, Edgewood, NM, U.S.A.Sparrow Reads
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
US$ 150.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine.
Published by Random House 1994-97, New York, 1994
- First Edition
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. First printings. Two quarto volumes. Cloth-backed boards (hardcovers); dustjackets; 1006+736pp. Tight, Near Fine copies in like dustwrappers. Printed bookplate of Smithsonian curator James G. Mead to each volume. Lighter's dictionary, the first of its kind devoted to American slang, was projected to run to four volumes, but the project was terminated by Random House in 1997 after only the first two volumes had been published. As of 2022, the final two volumes have yet to be published, though Oxford University Press has reputedly taken on responsibility for completing the work.…
