The Elements of Style

William Strunk Jr. and E. B. White

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ISBN

9780205309023

Catalogue title

The elements of style /

Catalogue edition

4th ed.

Statement of responsibility

by William Strunk, Jr. ; with revisions, an introduction, and a chapter on writing by E.B. White ; [foreword by Roger Angell].

Publication information

c1999. · Allyn and Bacon,

Source

Library of Congress

Record identifier

2156597

Original classification field

808/.042

Observed

2026-11-03

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