[AMERICANA] THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 2003. Fourth Edition. Near Fine binding/Very Good dust jacket. Large 8vo; in the publisher’s black cloth binding; with decorations on the upper board and titling on the spine in gilt in dust jacket; xi, 769 pages, xxix, (2); small red mark on the front of the jacket.~~This book was acquired by us directly from Gary Gallagher’s person library with a card laid in reading “From my library - G W. Gallagher”~~A look into and defense of Americanisms in the English language. Near Fine binding / Very Good dust jacket.