COMPLETE 2-VOLUME COMPACT OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1973

An imposing complete two-volume set of The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, one of the most celebrated reference works ever devoted to the English language. Published by Oxford University Press and identified on the copyright page as the third United States printing, February 1973, this remarkable edition reproduces the monumental multivolume first-edition Oxford English Dictionary in its entirety—not an abridgment—through finely reduced photographic printing. Volume I covers A–O, while Volume II covers P–Z and includes the important Supplement and Bibliography. Across thousands of pages, the OED documents the origins, pronunciation, historical development, and evolving meanings of English words through literary and historical quotations. The result is both an extraordinary monument of scholarship and a fascinating record of centuries of English-language history. Substantial in scale and handsomely bound in matching blue-gray cloth, the volumes feature gilt spine titles and the distinguished Oxford University crest. Displayed together, they possess tremendous architectural and decorative presence. Acquired from a central Virginia estate. FREE SHIPPING FOR THIS BOOK SET WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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