Folio Society Published Works Number 800040
Oxford - Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Limited Edition
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Oxford - Shorter Oxford English Dictionary Limited Edition (Published in by The Folio Society in 2002. Fifth edition. Bound in goatskin leather with moire silk inset into the front and back boards. Raised bands and hand-tooled gold decorations on the spine. Canson endpapers; gilded top edges; ribbon marker. Presented in gold-blocked buckram slipcase. Book Size: 11¼" x 8¾". Number 450. Limited to 1,500 numbered copies. For sheer comprehensiveness and authority, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary is unrivalled and has now become the standard dictionary for the English-speaking world. With over 600,000 definitions, it includes all words current in general English between 1700 and the present day, embracing historical and literary usage, technical terms, rare and obsolete words, slang and dialect. It also contains all words used in pre-18th-century literature by Shakespeare, Milton and Spenser, and in the Authorised Version of the Bible. As well as providing full definitions, the Shorter Oxford is the guardian of the history of our language. The entire etymology of each word is included, tracing meaning and form from the word's first appearance until the present day. What's more, you'll find quotations from over 8,000 authors, from Alexander Pope to Kazuo Ishiguro, illustrating the development of the language over the centuries. )
