The classic dictionary of invented words, coined by one of America's comic geniuses--the perfect book for language lovers everywhere. Gelett Burgess has been a revered figure over generations for anyone who loves wordplay. Probably best known today as the creator of the Goops and the famous Purple Cow verse, he was also the author of many books and a brilliant, iconoclastic American humorist who, when at a loss for words, made them up. Burgess Unabridged is the splendidly entertaining dictionary of linguistic ...
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The classic dictionary of invented words, coined by one of America's comic geniuses--the perfect book for language lovers everywhere. Gelett Burgess has been a revered figure over generations for anyone who loves wordplay. Probably best known today as the creator of the Goops and the famous Purple Cow verse, he was also the author of many books and a brilliant, iconoclastic American humorist who, when at a loss for words, made them up. Burgess Unabridged is the splendidly entertaining dictionary of linguistic inventions that Burgess originally published in 1914. Some of his coinages have since become playful parts of our language ("blurb," for one) while others were never picked up (such as "huzzlecoo"); but every one of them is as fresh, entertaining, and--yes-- useful as when it first appeared. Reading Burgess is sheer delight: in addition to detailed definitions, he provides scintillating brief essays outlining the various usages of each word, and a clever eight-line poem displaying that word in action. Thus, every page brings entertainment and education in equal measure. This new edition offers the pleasures of the original typography and design along with the delightful artwork of Herb Roth, illuminating many of Burgess's creations. Like Ambrose Bierce's and Mark Twain's, Gelett Burgess's humor and mastery of the English language are timeless.
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Add this copy of Burgess Unabridged: a New Dictionary of Words You Have to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Black Swan Books, Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Archon Books.
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Illustrated by Herb Roth. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0208021353. Review copy with slip laid in. Foreword by Paul Dickson. Black-and-white illustrations by Herb Roth. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not price-clipped. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. This is a facsimile of the 1914 Stokes edition with additional material.; B&W Illustrations; 12mo-7" to 7½" tall; xxvi, 120 pages.
Add this copy of Burgess Unabridged: a New Dictionary of Words You Have to cart. $41.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1986 by Archon Books.
