Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Format: Book Author: Marciano, John Bemelmans. author. Title: Anonyponymous : the forgotten people behind everyday words / John Bemelmans Marciano. Edition: First U.S. edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2009. Description: 152 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary: A collection of short essays shares the whimsical stories behind many everyday terms, from the Earl of Sandwich's invention of the meat-and-bread combination to Etienne de Silhouette's money-saving alternative to the portrait. Subjects: English language -- Eponyms -- Dictionaries. Eponyms -- Dictionaries. Names, Personal -- Dictionaries. English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. LCCN: 2009928110 ISBN: 9781596916531 1596916532 Other Number: 317928884 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 257191 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 422 Marciano Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
