American Heritage Publishing Company <br/><br/>
Word Mysteries and Histories 

 -  Houghton Mifflin 
 - 308 pages 
<br/><br/> Delightful reading for all lovers of the language, animated by Barry Moser's haunting wood engravings. This superb collection of 500 English word origins is the perfect book for browsers, students and word aficionados. 34 woodcut illustrations. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780395402658 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>13642498 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>86010455 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Language
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1580 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>422.03