The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Winchester, Simon2004
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From the author of 'The Map That Changed the World', this is a history of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. It is illustrated with images from the early dictionaries and portraits of all the major protagonists.
Main title:
The meaning of everything : the story of the Oxford English Dictionary / Simon Winchester.
Author:
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Collation:
xxvii, 260 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-253) and index.
ISBN:
9780192805768 (pbk)
Dewey class:
423.09423.09
Language:
English
BRN:
326193