MALEDICTA: The International Journal of Verbal Aggression

Waukesha, Wisconsin: Maledicta Press, 1996. First edition. Very good plus.. Early run of this academic journal dedicated to "offensive" words in all languages, together with several issues of the editor's newsletter BENEDICTA and associated ephemera. Set is comprised of Volumes 1-9, Volume 11, and Volume 12. Notable contents include Gershon Legman's "A Word for It," Nancy Huston on French Canadian profanities, several pieces by the pre-Hollywood John Hughes, Nat Hentoff's "The Deflowering of The American Heritage Dictionary," Gwen Foss's horrifying glossary of Domino's Pizza Jargon, and much more. Fourteen volumes, 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original yellow wrappers. Later years include two issues bound in single volumes. With Numbers 2, 3, 4+5, and 6 of BENEDICTA. Additional order forms and publisher's catalogues laid in. General edgewear and light toning/soil, more pronounced soil and wear to newsletters. Sharp overall.