Dictionary of Surnames by Mark Lower - 1988

Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Wordsworth Editions, Limited. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Wordsworth Editions, Limited. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

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Ware, Hertfordshire: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1988. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/Fine. The origins of names with anecdotes and details. First published in 1860. Page edges toned, else fine.

Ware: Wordsworth, 1988. 443 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). "The origins of words are always a fascination, and the origins of our own names can tell us a great deal of our family history. But the twists and turns of dialect and other influences often obscure the meanings, and a good eye and ear, and a wide knowledge of places, crafts, professions and languages, are needed to unravel many family names. A sense of humour helps, too, and here Mark Antony Lower takes his place in the tradition of observers of linguistic drift and foible such as Dr. Johnson, H.W. Fowler, Eric Partridge and Ernest Gowers. The book is full of fascinating anecdote and detail, and the introductory chapters cover American nomenclature, Scots, Irish and Welsh, and tables of statistical distribution. As for Mr. Lower's engaging style and unstuffy approach, one need only look at his entry for surnames beginning with the letter 'X', where he admits to following the example of a Northern naturalist 'who… Read More

UK: Wordsworth Editions. Good/Fair. 1988. First Edition. Hard Cover. 8v0 1853269166 Dust jacket large chunk missing from back, large tears, unclipped, now in clear protective sleeve. . Blue cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. Some fading to cover. No ownership marks.Slight darkening to pages, Frontis. xlviii, 443 pages. Clean text. Cracking to binding gutters. .