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American Language
By H. L. Mencken
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4th edition from Alfred a Knopf Inc (June 1, 1948)
9780394400754 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.75 × 2.00 in. | 2.95 lbs | List price $60.00
About: A modified, one-volume edition of Mencken's classic analysis of American English
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from Cosimo Inc (August 31, 2009); titled "The American Language: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States"
9781605206233 | details & prices | 492 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.75 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Perhaps the first truly important book about the divergence of American English from its British roots, this survey of the language as it was spoken-and as it was changing-at the beginning of the 20th century comes via one of its most inveterate watchers, journalist, critic, and editor HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956).
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Publisher Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date June 1, 1948
Binding Hardcover
Edition 4th
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780394400754
ISBN-10 0394400755
Dimensions 2 by 6.75 by 9.75 in.
Weight 2 lbs.
Original list price $60.00
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A modified, one-volume edition of Mencken's classic analysis of American English

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