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New York: Funk and Wagnalls Publishing Company, Inc. Due to the weight of this volume, it can only be shipped to delivery addresses located within Canada and the United States. VOLUME ONE: Spine Moderately Chipped; Corners Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. VOLUME TWO: Spine Moderately Chipped; Corners Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. FUNK & WAGNALLS EDITORIAL BOARD FOR DICTIONARIES: Albert H. Marckwardt, Professor of English and Linguistics, Princeton University, Chairman; Frederic G. Cassidy, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin; S. I. Hayakawa, Professor of English, San Francisco State College; James B. McMillan, Professor of English, Chairman, Department of English, University of Alabama. CONTENTS: VOLUME ONE - Editorial Advisory Board; Editors and Consultants; Introduction; Definition and Semantic Change; Usage Levels and Labels; Synonyms and Antonyms; The Pronunciations;… Read More

Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1973. BOOK: Previous Owner Markings (Name Neatly Inked to Front Free Endpaper); Repaired; Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Moderately Soiled; Moderate Yellowing Due to Age. DUST JACKET: Missing. EDITED BY: Jessie Coulson. CONTENTS: Preface; Pronunciation; Abbreviations Used in the Dictionary; The Little Oxford Dictionary of Current English; Addenda; Pronunciation of Difficult Proper Names. NOTE TO THE FOURTH EDITION, 1969: This fourth edition has been completely revised and reset. Words that have recently made good their claim to inclusion will be found in the Addenda. EXCERPT: PREFACE This work was originally based on the Pocket Oxford Dictionary edited by F. G. and H. W. Fowler and, like it, rests ultimately upon the authority of the great Oxford Dictionary (1884-1928) edited by J. A. H. Murray, Henry Bradley, W. A. Craigie, and C. T. Onions. The choice of words was in the main that of the Pocket… Read More

Markham: Pocket Books Distributed in Canada by PaperJacks Ltd., a Licensee of the trademarks of Simon & Schuster, a division of Gulf + Western Corporation Repaired; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age. MORE DEFINITIONS THAN ANY OTHER POCKET DICTIONARY. The World' Best-Selling Dictionary. The largest, easiest-to-read type. The most entries--over 57,000. The most authoritative--based on Webster's Third New International Dictionary. The only one with 1970 population figures for U.S. cities of 12,000 or more. BOOK NUMBER: 43662-7. SYNOPSIS: THE LATEST, MOST COMPLETE, MOST AUTHORITATIVE PAPERBACK DICTIONARY EVER PUBLISHED. Combines the timeliness and accuracy of the best-selling Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary with the solid authority of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, ultimate word reference for schools, universities, libraries, courts… Read More

Markham: A Merriam-Webster Thomas Allen & Son Limited (Registered User of the Trademarks of Merriam-Webster Inc.) BOOK: Previous Owner Markings (Designated Inscription Spaces on Front Free Endpaper Neatly Completed in Ink); Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges, Endpapers Moderately Soiled. DUST JACKET: Previous Owner Markings (Price Clipped); Repaired; Moderately Creased; Moderately Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. EDITION: Hardcover With Dust Jacket. Indexed Edition (Inlaid Finger Tabs). Indexed. Merriam-Webster. More people take our word for it. Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary does not begin with A or end with Z. It provides a wealth of useful information not found in other dictionaries. Almost 160,000 entries and 200,000 definitions. Entries for words often misused or confused include a clear, authoritative guide to good usage. In an exclusive new feature--entries are dated. How old is a word? When… Read More