A Dictionary of Modern English Usage First Edition
For a first edition, first impression of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler (Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1926), the first point to check: Title page: “Oxford / At the Clarendon Press”, dated 1926, imprint “London: Humphrey Milford”.
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These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage.
✓ Title page: “Oxford / At the Clarendon Press”, dated 1926, imprint “London: Humphrey Milford”
✓ Verso of title page: only the printer’s imprint “Printed in England at the Oxford University Press”, with no impression or reprint date
✓ Binding: dark blue cloth, gilt Oxford University arms on the front board, gilt-lettered spine
✓ Dust jacket: buff paper, printed in black
✓ Price: 7s. 6d. net (7 shillings 6 pence) on the jacket (unclipped)
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- ✓ Title page: “Oxford / At the Clarendon Press”, dated 1926, imprint “London: Humphrey Milford” ✓ Verso of title page: only the printer’s imprint “Printed in England at the Oxford University Press”, with no impression or reprint date ✓ Binding: dark blue cloth, gilt Oxford University arms on the front board, gilt-lettered spine ✓ Dust jacket: buff paper, printed in black ✓ Price: 7s. 6d. net (7 shillings 6 pence) on… The identification points above show each one.
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