The Lexicon: A Cornucopia of Wonderful Words for the Inquisitive Word Lover
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This boon to logophiles, culled from Buckley: The Right Word, presents the author's most erudite, outre, 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.
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