Buy Used and New Etymology Books

Dictionary for Our Time

by Mike Barfield,Steven Appleby

ISBN 13: 9781901170009

Format: Illustrated (95 pages)
Publisher: Oldie Publications Ltd
Published: 25 Oct 1996

Save for later

Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep: The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Every Day

by Albert Jack

ISBN 13: 9780140515732

Format: Hardcover (272 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 01 Sep 2005
Other Format: Paperback

Save for later

Discovering Words (Shire Discovering)

by Julian Walker

ISBN 13: 9780747807490

Format: Paperback (128 pages)
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 08 Oct 2009

Save for later

Dictionary of English Down the Ages: Words and Phrases Born Out of Historical Events, Great and Small

by Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856266031

Format: Paperback (318 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Books
Published: 01 Jul 2005

Save for later

Simply the Best Baby Name Book

by Stuart Wilson

ISBN 13: 9780330485159

Format: Paperback (384 pages)
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 10 Aug 2001

Save for later

Book of Surnames: Origins and Oddities of Popular Names

by Peter Verstappen

ISBN 13: 9780722187432

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 22 Jul 1982
Other Format: Hardcover

Save for later

A Word in Your Shell-Like: 6,000 curious and everyday phrases explained

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780007155934

Format: Hardcover (640 pages)
Publisher: Collins
Published: 06 Sep 2004
Other Format: Paperback

Save for later

Rank and File: Military and Naval Expressions and Their Origins

by Editorial Team

ISBN 13: 9781840136265

Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
Publisher: Grange Books
Published: 28 Oct 2003

Save for later

The Wordsworth Dictionary of Foreign Words in English (Wordsworth Reference)

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9781853263446

Format: Paperback (325 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: Apr 1995

Save for later

A New Dictionary of Eponyms (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Morton S. Freeman

ISBN 13: 9780195093544

Format: Paperback (304 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 05 Mar 1998

Save for later

Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

by Bill Beavis, Richard G. McClosky

ISBN 13: 9780229117055

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Hodder Headline Australia
Published: Oct 1983

Save for later

Wordgloss: A Cultural Lexicon

by John Banville, Jim O'Donnell

ISBN 13: 9781843510734

Format: Paperback (336 pages)
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published: Oct 2005

Save for later