The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary

By J.A.H. Murray and James A.H. Murray

Hailed as "something of a miracle" and "an extraordinary bargain" in The New York Times, this compact set offers the first edition of the landmark Oxford English Dictionary in just two volumes of photo-reduced type, with a third volume for the Supplement (which appears in four volumes in the original). The OED has been hailed as the greatest dictionary ever published; along with the up-to-date Supplement, this compact set of the first edition offers a lower-priced alternative to the revised and updated new edition of the OED. The Compact OED includes an attractive slipcase and a magnifying glass to aid in reading the reduced type.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198612125
• ISBN13: 9780198612124
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 5560 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 14.6" x 10.0"