The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions (Oxford Paperback Reference)
by Andrew Delahunty,Sheila Dignan,Penelope Stock
ISBN 13: 9780198606826
Format: Paperback (468 pages) Publisher: Oxford University Press Published: 13 Feb 2003 Other Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Empire of Words: The Reign of the O.E.D.
by John Willinsky
ISBN 13: 9780691037196
Format: Hardcover (268 pages) Publisher: Princeton University Press Published: 02 Nov 1994
Dictionary of Idioms: And Their Origins
by L. Flavell, R.H. Flavell
ISBN 13: 9781856261296
Format: Paperback (224 pages) Publisher: Kyle Cathie Published: 24 Feb 1994 Other Format: Paperback
Words, Words, Words: Houghmagandie, Knockers, Trolleys and Others
by Diarmaid O'Muirithe
ISBN 13: 9781843510598
Format: Paperback (172 pages) Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd Published: 04 Nov 2004
A History of Language (Globalities)
by Steven R. Fischer
ISBN 13: 9781861890801
Format: Paperback (240 pages) Publisher: Reaktion Books Published: 22 Aug 2001
Grand Allusions: Lively Guide to Those Expressions, Terms and References You Ought to Know But Might Not
by Elizabeth Webber,Mike Feinsilber
ISBN 13: 9780918535030
Format: Paperback (396 pages) Publisher: Farragut Pub. Co. Published: 01 Oct 1990
Verbatim: From the Bawdy to the Sublime, the Best Writing on Language for Word Lovers, Grammar Mavens, and Armchair Linguists (Harvest Original)
by Erin McKean
ISBN 13: 9780156012096
Format: Paperback (372 pages) Publisher: Mariner Books Published: Oct 2001
Unlocking the English Language
by R Burchfield
ISBN 13: 9780374523398
Format: Paperback (224 pages) Publisher: Hill and Wang Published: Nov 1992 Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback
Dictionary of Word Origins
by Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell
ISBN 13: 9781856268615
Format: Paperback (320 pages) Publisher: Kyle Cathie Published: 14 Jan 2010 Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback
Team Talk: Sporting Words & their Origins (Shire General)
by Julian Walker
ISBN 13: 9780747808343
Format: Hardcover (336 pages) Publisher: Shire Publications Published: 10 Oct 2011
Collins Quite Brilliant: A celebration of British English (Gift)
by UNKNOWN
ISBN 13: 9780007485796
Format: Paperback (256 pages) Publisher: Collins Published: 07 Jun 2012
An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English: v. 2
by Ernest Weekley
ISBN 13: 9780486218748
Format: Paperback (846 pages) Publisher: Dover Publications Inc. Published: 01 Jun 1968