New York: Harper and Brothers, 1920. hardcover. 8vo 481pp. from Preface: "When, about the year 1900, I began work upon a dictionary of synonyms I planned to make what would be essentially a thorough revision and enlargement of a previously existing work on the subject. But after a short while.....
New York: Arbor House, 1981. first thus. softcover. 8vo 256pp. first printing. see pictures for synopsis. #03301.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1986. first edition. hardcover. 12mo 214pp. from front flap: "The Suspended Sentence--A Guide for Writers is a book for anybody who writes--journalist, novelist, speechwriter, student. Author Roscoe Born, longtime reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal, The National Observer, and other publications, brings to.....
Little Brown and Company, 1969. first edition, presentation copy. hardcover. 8vo 174pp. from front flap: "In this freshly written text Catherine Drinker Bowen has drawn upon the technical experiences involved in the writing of her seven biographies, as well as on the methods and the testimony of other writers whose.....
Jackson, MI: Business English Publishing Company, 1935. hardcover. 12mo 134pp. + 140pp. from Preface: "In the preparation of this text, the authors have made no attempt at originality, except as to the manner of presenting the subject. They have kept uppermost in mind the object to be attained--the ability on.....
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1954. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 308pp. in collaboration with Marian Tyler Chase. stated first edition. from Foreword: "This book grew out of my earlier work, The Tyranny of Words, published in 1938. I had first thought of a revision but so much new material.....
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1917. Centennial Edition. hardcover. 8vo 717pp. later printing of 1916 Centennial Edition. #01330.
London: Oxford University Press, 1978. softcover. 8vo 196pp. see pictures for synopsis. #03409.
Boston: The Writer, Inc., 1979. hardcover. 8vo 303pp. reprint from 1979. from front flap: "This is a book on how to write. Its object is to help you write stories that will sell. It succeeds by intensive analysis of the primary source of all good writing. This primary source is.....
Boston: The Writer, Inc., 1988. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 116pp. from front flap: "Beginning and professional freelance writers will find Breaking Into Article Writing an invaluable guide to achieving publication in today's booming magazine nonfiction market. This practical book describes in detail the process of writing salable articles, from idea.....
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1969. hardcover. 8vo 247pp. from front flap: "Loula Grace Erdman's books have captivated readers of all ages in many lands. Now, in an account as readable as her fiction, she tells of her experience as a writer. She had planned these reminiscences, she says.....
Boston: David R. Godine, 1975. first edition. hardcover. 8vo nonpaginated. no. 537 of 750. from front flap: "To honor Alfred Fairbank on his eightieth birthday in 1975, David R. Godine in the United States and The Merrion Press in England have collaborated in publishing this facsimile of the rare and.....
WW Norton & Company, 1988. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 176pp. from front flap: "Thomas Farber's special gift as a writer is his ability to convey with deceptive simplicity and economy whole ranges of emotional experience. Here, in this luminous mosaic of linked nonfiction stories and meditations, he presents us with.....
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1954. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 202pp. from front flap: "This is an inspirational book dealing with communication. It shows how improvement in speaking, reading and writing can be a means to a better way of life. Using a completely new approach, the author presents a......
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976. first edition. hardcover. 4to 505pp. from front flap: "In a fascinating, lively book destined to become a classic, Stuart Berg Flexner presents the American language through American history. Bringing together thousands of typically American words and expressions in their historical context, this acclaimed.....
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1963. Third Edition. hardcover. 8vo 384pp. from Preface: "The preface to the first edition is still applicable: "Nowadays reports play a large part in public and corporate affairs. As a natural consequence, an increasing number of men and women must know how to write them.....
New York: New American Library, 1952. mass market paperback. 16mo. 251pp. Mentor Book MJ1729. see pictures for synopsis. #03573.
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1984. Second Edition. softcover. 8vo 221pp. from Preface for the Student: "The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers describes a set of conventions governing the written presentation of research." #03392.
New York: New American Library, 1975. first thus. mass market paperback. 16mo. 142pp. Mentor Executive Library MW1416. first printing. see pictures for synopsis. #03529.
Cincinnati: Story Press, 2001. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 228pp. from front flap: "In 1989, Oakley Hall published The Art and Craft of Novel Writing, a classic text that Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Stone called "simply the best book in print to examine the strategies and necessities involved in the making of.....
Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1935. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 492pp. from To All Teachers: "On every page this book speaks to the learner. Provision is made for his individual needs; hence the wide range of material included. To learn, he must be active; therefore the book is a series.....
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, 1962. mass market paperback. 16mo. 240pp. Fawcett Premier Book t166. see pictures for synopsis. #03575.
New York: Barnes and Noble, 1956. softcover. 12mo 353pp. see pictures for synopsis. #03481.
Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, 1983. hardcover. 8vo 224pp. from front flap: "Judson Jerome's years of experience as both a poet and a teacher come together in this basic poetry handbook that answers teh questions raised by beginning poets. You'll benefit from his attention to every aspect of poetry writing, from.....
Harper and Brothers, 1944. first edition. hardcover. 4to 237pp. stated first edition, D-T Harper's code April 1944. #00878.