A Selection of Seventeen English Grammar, Writing, and Art Terminology Books
17 books
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9.2 × 6 × 1.5 in (23.4 × 15.2 × 3.8 cm) (Largest)
Auction Estimate:$200 - $300
Sale date:August 6 - 20, 2024
Price Realized
$120
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
From the Collection of Dennis Reid
- "Chosen Words" (Ivor Brown, 1961) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "A Dictionary of American-English Usage based on Fowler's Modern English Usage" (Margaret Nicholson, 1957) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "Mind the Stop: A Brief Guide to Punctuation" (G.V. Carey, 1958) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "Authors' and Printers' Dictionary" (F. Howard Collins, 1956) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "The Undergraduate Essay" (Robin S. Harris, Robert L. McDougall, 1958) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid Fine Art N.C." on inside cover page;
- "Business Letters and How to Write Them" (Prentice-Hall Inc., 1951);
- "Roget's International Thesaurus" (Robert L. Chapman, 1992) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- "English Practice for Secondary Schools" (Norman McLeod, 1941);
- "Origins & Meanings of Popular Phrases and Names" (Basil Hargrave);
- "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage" (H.W. Fowler, 1963) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "A Handbook of Composition" (Douglas M. Brown, 1953) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on inside cover page;
- "The Art of Writing about Art" (Suzanne Hudson, Nancy Noonan-Morrissey, 2002) stamped by Dennis Reid (his name in Chinese characters);
- "The Elements of Style" (William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White, 1972) inscribed "Reid" on inside cover page;
- "Signs and Symbols in Christian Art" (George Ferguson, 1961) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "A Dictionary of Art and Artists" (Peter & Linda Murray, 1959) inscribed "Dennis Reid" on inside cover page;
- "Technical terms of the Printing Industry" (Rudolf Hostettler, 1959) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page;
- "The Book of Signs" (Rudolf Koch, 1930) inscribed "Dennis R. Reid" on inside cover page