English Language Book Bundle
Updated October 20, 2026
| Lot number | 42 |
| Auction | Media: Books, Movies and Music_2 |
| Date | October 27, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | How Two Live LLC |
| Location | Waynesboro, Pennsylvania |
A bundle of paperback reference books set from the late 1980s–1990s and do not contain many newer words and contemporary usages found in current reference books. Together, the books make a useful general English-language reference set. Overall Fair used condition with all books showing considerable age and use; however, they're useable and readable with bindings intact and secure. 1. The American Heritage Dictionary, Third Edition, Laurel/Dell paperback, copyright 1994, ISBN 0-440-21861-6. Includes more than 70,000 entries, definitions, usage guidance, illustrations, synonym lists, and an appendix of Indo-European roots. This volume supplies definitions, pronunciation, usage information and word origins. The American Heritage Dictionary has heavy cover rubbing, creasing, scratches, edge and corner wear, page-edge discoloration and substantial paper toning. 2. Webster’s New World Thesaurus by Charlton Laird, Warner Books paperback, revised edition copyright 1990; First Warner Books Printing, August 1990, ISBN 0-446-36027-9. Alphabetically arranged synonyms, antonyms, phrases, and distinctions between closely related words. This book focuses on finding alternative words, synonyms, antonyms and more precise vocabulary. The Webster’s thesaurus has pronounced rubbing and scraping along the spine and cover edges, creased/worn corners, yellowed pages and a handwritten former owner's name inside. 3. Roget’s Thesaurus, vest-pocket edition, Houghton Mifflin, copyright 1987, ISBN 0-395-44296-6. Compact reference with an A–Z word list, synonyms and antonyms, collective nouns, collateral adjectives, and science/technology terminology. This book focuses on finding alternative words, synonyms, antonyms and more precise vocabulary. Roget’s pocket thesaurus has rubbing, scratches, curled/bent corners, edge wear and moderate-to-heavy page toning with some spotting/staining.
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