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Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1894. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1894. No edition remarks. 1060 pages. No dust jacket. Full bound red leather, rebacked and recornered in more recent leather. Volume I. Black and white illustrations throughout. Contains colour illustrated plates throughout. With thumb index. Clean pages with mild tanning throughout. Mild foxing to endpapers. Tightly bound with mild thumb-marking throughout. Small tears to a few page edges. Mild marking to title page. Notable scuffing to front endpaper. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Notable scuffing to edges. Notable scratching and marking to boards. Minor peeling to label on spine. Recornered and respined.
A STANDARD DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; TWO VOLUMES by ISAAC K. FUNK, EDITOR AND CHIEF; TWO HUNDRED SPECIALISTS AND OTHER SCHOLARS - 1894
by ISAAC K. FUNK, EDITOR AND CHIEF; TWO HUNDRED SPECIALISTS AND OTHER SCHOLARS
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A STANDARD DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; TWO VOLUMES
by ISAAC K. FUNK, EDITOR AND CHIEF; TWO HUNDRED SPECIALISTS AND OTHER SCHOLARS
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NEW YORK: FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, 1894 RARE 2 VOLUME SET IN GOOD CONDITION, CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. VERY NICE INSIDE. BLACK COVERS WITH GOLD PRINT SPINE, SLIGHT WEAR TOP AND BOTTOM OF SPINE. LARGE, HEAVY SET, 2318 PAGES, SHIPPING MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT.
"DESIGNED TO GIVE , IN COMPLETE AND ACCURATE STATEMENT, IN THE LIGHT OF THE MOST RECENT ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE, AND IN THE READIEST FORM FOR POPULAR USE, THE ORTHOGRAPHY, PRONUNCIATION, MEANING, AND ETYMOLOGY OF ALL THE WORDS AND THE MEANING OF IDIOMATIC PHRASES IN THE SPEECH AND LITERATURE OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES."
EDITORIAL STAFF LISTED, CREDIT GIVEN, INTRODUCTORY BY FUNK, METHOD OF COMPOUNDING, SPELLING REFORM, KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS, A-L VOLUME I, M-Z VOLUME II, INDEX 215 PAGES, LANGUAGE, SCIENTIFIC ALPHABET, ILLUSTATIONS GROUPS TABLES, BIBLIOGRAPHY HISTORY, NAMES, FOREIGN WORDS PHRASES, ABBREVIATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Isaac Kaufmann Funk (September 10, 1839 – April 4, 1912) was an American Lutheran minister, editor, lexicographer, publisher, and spelling reformer. He was the co-founder of Funk & Wagnalls Company, the father of author Wilfred J. Funk (who founded his own publishing company "Wilfred Funk, Inc.", and wrote the "Word Power" feature in Reader's Digest from 1945 to 1962), and the grandfather of author Peter Funk, who continued his father's authorship of "Word Power" until 2003. Funk & Wagnalls Company published The Literary Digest, The Standard Dictionary of the English Language, and Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia.
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A Standard Dictionary of the English Language Volume I. A to L
by Isaac K. Funk et al
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A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, Complete in One Volume by Funk, Isaac K. et al., eds
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Funk and Wagnalls Co, 1895. Hardcover. Acceptable. Text block soundly bound, in decent shape though with some toning. Rear hinge totally broken on the inner side, joint still sound; front hinge starting. Leather covers missing large surface chips at fore-edge of front, smaller ones to rear, cracks at corners with chips & tears at spine extremities. Board corners bumped and frayed. In original embossed and gilt-titled leather, marbled endpapers. The original was published in 1890, so this is a pretty early example, worthy of repairs. Ships at estimated cost. Pictures upon request.
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A Standard Dictionary of the English Language Volume I: A to L
by Funk, Isaac K. (editor)
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1900. Book. Fair. Buckram. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Rebound in heavy brown cloth. Stated on the front end paper that the book was rebound in 1964. The title page is missing. The pages are in good condition with a very few light scattered soil spots. There is name written on the top of the front blank end paper. Illustrated. Volume I (1) only. Oversized. 1,060 pages plus atlas and cyclopedia section..
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A Standard Dictionary of the English Language Volume II: M to Z
by Funk, Isaac K. (editor)
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New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1900. Book. Fair. Buckram. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Rebound in heavy brown cloth. Stated on the front end paper that the book was rebound in 1964. The pages are in good condition with a very few light scattered soil spots. There is name written on one of the front blank end paper and a couple of the front end papers have the bottom corner tip removed. The front hinge is cracked. Illustrated. Volume II (2) only. Oversized. Pages 1061 to 2318..
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THE NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Upon Original Plans.also a Standard History of the World ( Complete 2 Volume Set )
by Funk, Isaac K. (Editor in Chief) & Thomas, Calvin & Vizetelly, Frank H
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London: The Waverley Book Company Limited, 1920. Imitation Leather. Very Good +. Complete 2 Volume Set. Well illustrated with Colour and B&W Plates and many In-Text illustrations. Vol. 1, A-L. Vol. 2, M-Z + Disputed Pronunciations; Glossary of Foreign Words, Phrases etc; Statistics of Population; Standard History of the World told Day by Day consisting of a Chronolgical Record of more than 27,000 Events. Black cloth covers with imitation leather Texture in the style of an antique half-leather binding. Gilt Lettering and Decoration on spines and blind stamped Globe design on spines. Very useful Thumb Indents. Vol. I, xxxviii (38) Preliminary Pages & 1480 Text Pages. Vol. 2, continues the Pagination to 2916. 12 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Heavy set, weighs 8.8 Kilos so Shipping Outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you'd like a Shipping Quote. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall
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The New Standard Dictionary of the English Language Upon Original Plans Designed to Give in Complete and Accurate Statement in the Light of the Most Recent Advances in Knowledge (2 Volumes a to L and M to Z Appendix)
by Funk, Isaac K. , Calvin Thomas & Frank H. Vizetelly (editors)
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London: The Waverley Book Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1919. First British Edition. Original decorated gilt blindstamped panelled cloth. 2 Volumes. 2916 pages. With chromolithographic plates (with protective fly-leafs) and b/w illustrations. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. ; Hardback; Folio; Full title: The New Standard Dictionary of the English Language upon original plans designed to give in complete and accurate statement in the light of the most recent advances in knowledge in the readiest form for popular use the orthography pronunciation meaning and etymology of all the words and the meaning of idiomatic phrases in the speech and literature of the English-speaking peoples, together with proper names of all kinds the whole arranged in one alphabetical order. Prepared by more than three hundred and eighty specialists and other scholars under the supervision of Isaac K. Funk, D. D. , LL. D. , Editor in Chief, Calvin Thomas, LL. D. , Consulting…
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A standard dictionary of the English language : upon original plans ; designed to give, in complete and accurate statement, in the light of the most recent advances in knowledge, and in the readiest form for popular use, the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, and etymology of all the words and the meaning of idiomatic phrases in the speech and literature of the English-speaking peoples. Vol. 2, M to Z
by Funk, Isaac K
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New York : Funk & Wagnalls Comp, 1895. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy, wear and tear as with age. Boards detached. Text remains in fine condition. Physical description; pp. 1061-2318 : Illus ; 33 cm. Subject; English language -- Dictionaries.
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A Standard Dictionary of The English Language Upon Original Plans : Volume I --A-L
by Prepared By More Than 200 Specialists Under the Supervision of Isaac K. Funk
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London & New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company , 1902. To be sold ONLY with its matching mate.(557189 volume 2)...Rubbed edges...Some loose pages......POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK) ONLY.......Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good (AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Black and White Illustrations & Line Drawings. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. HARDBACK.
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A Standard Dictionary of The English Language Upon Original Plans : Volume II --M-Z
by Prepared By More Than 200 Specialists Under the Supervision of Isaac K. Funk
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London & New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company , 1902. To be sold ONLY with its matching mate. (557188 volume1)....Marbled endpapers...Rubbed edges....POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED (UK ONLY!).......Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. First Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good (AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Black and White Illustrations & Line Drawings. Folio - over 12" - 15". HARDBACK.
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A Standard Dictionary of the English Language upon original plans designed to give, in complete and accurate statement, in the light of the most recent advances in Knowledge, and in the Readiest Form for Popular Use, the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, and Etymology of All the Words and the Meaning of Idiomatic Phrases in the Speech and Literature of the English-Speaking Peoples - Also Abridged Cyclopedia with Atlas of the World : Two Volumes
by Funk, Isaac K (Ed-in-Chief)
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Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York and London, 1898. 4th Edition. Hardcover. Poor/No Jacket. Two volumes (complete). The reference number refers to BOTH volumes. Both are individually very heavy. Both are fully bound in leather. They are much worn and scuffed all about. Despite wear along the seams, the spines are sure and secure. They have a venerable character and are confident. Within, the contents are much worn and there have been attempts at repair. In general, however, the pages are clear and benign. Thumb tags are sound. Coloured plates are fresh and bright. There are occasional annotations. Both books have a previous owner (Henry William Ellis - dated Jan 1907) signature. The books are robust and sturdy and competent and muscular.Due to weight postal adjustments may be required.fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
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