The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dictionary /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Winchester, Simon
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [1998]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Oxford English dictionary. Murray, James A. H. > (James Augustus Henry), > 1837-1915 > Friends and associates. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Veterans > Biography. Psychiatric hospital patients > Great Britain > Biography. Encyclopedias and dictionaries > History and criticism. New English dictionary on historical principles. Lexicographers > Great Britain > Biography. English language > Lexicography. English language > Etymology. Minor, William Chester.

Description
Item Description:	The Cushing Library/Basbanes collection copy is inscribed to Nicholas Basbanes by the author and is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection of Inscribed Books.
Physical Description:	xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Production Credits:	Designed by Interrobang Design Studio.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-242).
ISBN:	0060175966
Related Items:	The Cushing Library copy forms part of the Bibliography and Books Arts Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.