Burgess Unabridged: A New Dictionary Of Words You Have Always Needed

ISBN: 0548521298

Author: Burgess, Gelett

Condition: New

Product Description This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Review Blurbs for "Burgess Unabridged": "A word book any word lover will love."--Will Shortz, crossword editor, "New York Times," and puzzlemaster, NPR "The perfect dictionary for browsing--the words may be unfamiliar but the things Burgess describes are universally known (and hilarious)."--Erin McKean, American lexicographer and editor of "Verbatim: The Language Quarterly"Blurbs for "Burgess Unabridged" "A word book any word lover will love."--Will Shortz, crossword editor, "New York Times", and puzzlemaster, NPR "The perfect dictionary for browsing--the words may be unfamiliar but the things Burgess describes are universally known (and hilarious)."--Erin McKean, American lexicographer and editor of "Verbatim: The Language Quarterly"Blurbs for "Burgess Unabridged": " A word book any word lover will love." -- Will Shortz, crossword editor, "New York Times," and puzzlemaster, NPR " The perfect dictionary for browsing-- the words may be unfamiliar but the things Burgess describes are universally known (and hilarious)." -- Erin McKean, American lexicographer and editor of "Verbatim: The Language Quarterly"