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

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.


Author: William F. Jr. Buckley
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 11/30/2011
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 5.00h x 8.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780156006163
ISBN10: 0156006162
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Lexicography
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Sociolinguistics