ISBN10: 0195547365, ISBN13: 9780195547368, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Melbourne] Hardcover blue cloth gilt lettering no dust jacket 814 pp glue lifting at spine at interior end.
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Melbourne: Oxford University Press, Date: 1988. Cloth/no dust jacket Quarto. Hardcover. Very good. blue cloth gilt lettering no dust jacket 814 pp glue lifting at spine at interior end. 1988. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195547365 9780195547368 [FR]

ISBN10: 0195547365, ISBN13: 9780195547368, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Melbourne] Hardcover First Edition editorial staff, introduction by editor, list of Aboriginal languages, explanation of style, proprietary names, list of abbreviations, pronunciation and select bibliography. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. "Nowhere is the cultural history of a people more faithfully revealed as in its language. Australian English is both a unique historical record of the social, cultural, and other forces that have shaped Australia over 200 years of European settlement and living testimony to the concerns, attitudes and preoccupations of modern Australians. The Australian National Dictionary is the first comprehensive, historically based record of the 10,000 words which make up the Australian contribution to the English language. Each and every entry provides its own fascinating insight into Australia's rich and diverse linguistic heritage." – from the front fold over panel blurb. Softening to the head and to the heel of the backstrip with fading, commensurate with loss of dustwrapper. Fading along the lower edge of the front book panel and to the top edge of the rear book panel. Rubbing to the dustwrapper edge and to the dustwrapper panels. The 0.25" of the head and of the heel of the dustwrapper are missing. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. (6), VII-XV, (2), 2-814 pages, Please refer to accompanying ...

Oxford University Press. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Bookplate inside. In protective mylar cover. (dictionaries) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195547365 9780195547368 [US]

Oxford University Press, Date: 1989-02-02. hardcover. Very Good/Good. 1988 Oxford University Press (Melbourne, Australia), 8 1/2 x 11 3/8 inches tall x 2 inches thick blue cloth hardbound in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, grey endpapers, xv, 814 pp. Very slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. On top margin of blank front free-endpper, ink name of prior owner, a UCLA math professor of note. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a very slightly edgeworn dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~RCL~ [5.0P] This is the most comprehensive dictionary of Australianisms, words and meanings that originated in Australia, are used there more than elsewhere, or have a special significance because of their connection with an aspect of Australian history or culture. The book contains over 6,000 headwords with extensive cross-references that provide an easy-to-use and comprehensive guide to the meaning, pronunciation, variation, and source of a wide range of peculiarly Australian words and phrases. 1989. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195547365 9780195547368 [US]

Melbourne, Australia: Oxford University Press, Date: 1988. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 814pp. (2"thick); HB blue w/gilt; slight rub w/clean,tight pgs. DJ dk.blue w/white; slight rub. "A Dictionary of Australianisms on Historical Principles 1988. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195547365 9780195547368 [US]

Oxford University Press. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Oxford University Press ISBN 0195547365 9780195547368 [US]