The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce Reference Folio Society 2005 Forster - VGC

The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce Reference Folio Society 2005 Forster - VGC

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The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce Reference Folio Society 2005 Forster - VGC
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The Devil's Dictionary

Ambrose Bierce

£16.99
Edition year 2003
Printing year 2005
First edition No
Binding Buckram
Illustrator Peter Forster
Weight 0.75 Kg
Pages 365
Dimensions 18.5 × 12.5 cm
Condition Very Good
Condition notes In very good overall condition. Small scuff on cover.

Edition details

The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. Introduced by Miles Kington. 26 b&w illustrations by Peter Forster. Quarter bound in black buckram with gilt title and marble printed paper covers. 365pp. 18.5x12.5cm

About the book

Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical reference book in which familiar words receive cynical and frequently hilarious definitions. Bierce attacks politics, religion, marriage, ambition and human hypocrisy with ruthless wit. Its concise, epigrammatic style has made it one of the classics of American satire.

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