The American Language. An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States, including Supplement One and Supplement Two
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1962. Hard Cover. Fourth edition, sixteenth printing. Corrected, enlarged, and rewritten. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Clean, bright interior with tight binding. Some smudging to bottom of pages. Black and white dust jacket with black and red titling. Jacket is intact, with some staining. 769 pages plus index. Includes tipped in newspaper clipping from New York Times, September 4, 1988, of The "Charm City" of H.L Mencken, written by Christoper Corbett. Supplements One and Two are printed concurrently. In same boards and dust jackets as main volume. Jackets have more pronounced spotting to both outside and inside of spine panel. MENCK/050322. Very Good / Very Good. More