The Professor and the Madman
by Simon Winchester
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1606711385
- ISBN 13
- 9781606711385
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MJF Books (1998-01-01). Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Love of Words is a book by Simon Winchester first published in 1998. The American edition is called The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary, and was published the same year. It tells the story of the making of the Oxford English Dictionary and one of its most useful early contributors, Dr. W.C. Minor, a retired United States Army surgeon.
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- Title
- The Professor and the Madman
- Author
- Simon Winchester
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1606711385
- ISBN 13
- 9781606711385
- Publisher
- MJF Books (1998-01-01)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 1998-01
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