'The greatest dictionary in any language' for 150!
This edition contains the 20 volumes of the "Oxford English Dictionary" in a single-volume, micrographically reproduced format, presenting nine pages to view. A magnifying glass is provided.
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'The greatest dictionary in any language' for 150!
This edition contains the 20 volumes of the "Oxford English Dictionary" in a single-volume, micrographically reproduced format, presenting nine pages to view. A magnifying glass is provided.
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The Compact Edition of the OED reproduces micrographically, in a single volume, the complete text of the highly acclaimed Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary. In this edition, nine pages of the original fit onto just one. This volume comes in a slipcase with a magnifying glass and a new user's guide which explains the conventions of the OED.
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“'virtually impossible to fault ... this is simply the finest dictionary around'Ian Shuttleworth, City Limits”
From the reviews of the Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary:The gigantic total picture of the English language...an epic achievement.' Anthony Burgess, ObserverThe greatest dictionary in any language.' Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Daily TelegraphA stupendous achievement.' William Golding, Evening StandardThe greatest reference book ever written.' Stephen Jay Gould, NatureA national treasure.' New Statesman & SocietyHas no real rival in any language.' Godfrey Smith, Sunday Times`One of the wonders of the world...the thing's a triumph.' Richard Boston, Guardian'This is the best.'Philip Howard, The Times'one of the wonders of the modern world ... it is fun to plunge into this colossal book and be ambushed by some unknown word or variation at the turn of every page or, in the case of the Compact edition, of every nine pages. This is a book all literate people will want to give themselves for Christmas, if they cannot persuade anyone else to give it to them. And the OUP should be given the Nobel prize, or something better.'Illustrated London News
About the Author
J. A. Simpson and E. S. C. Weiner are Lexicographers in the Oxford Languages department.
The Compact Edition of the OED reproduces micrographically, in a single volume, the complete text of the highly acclaimed Second Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary. In this edition, nine pages of the original fit onto just one. This volume comes in a slipcase with a magnifying glass and a new user's guide which explains the conventions of the OED.
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