The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover - William F. Buckley

The perfect gift for sophisticated word lovers, this handy pocket guide comesfrom the author famous for his addiction to and marvelous skill with words ofall kinds. Illustrations. This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, outré, and interesting words - from prehensile and sciolist to rubric and histrionic - complete with definitions, examples, and usage notes. Introduction by Jesse Sheidlower; illustrations by Arnold Roth.