A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, Upon original plans designed to give, in complete and accurate statement, in the light of the most recent advances in knowledge, and in the readiest form for popular use, the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, and etymology of all the words and the meaning of idiomatic phrases in the speech and literature of the English-speaking peoples
by Kunk, Isaac, K (Ed-in-Chief)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket Issued
- Seller
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Pahiatua, Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
New York & London: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1906. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. A new edition revised and enlarged, prepared by more than 200 specialists and scholars. Two volumes in half leather with five raised bands and gilt titles. Marbled fore edges and endpapers. Some rubbing to board edges and leading corners and spine tips. Very clean throughout with only a couple of small closed tears which do not affect the text. Very heavy set for outside NZ. 4.6 and 4.9kgs
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- Bookseller
- The Secret Bookshop
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021040
- Title
- A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, Upon original plans designed to give, in complete and accurate statement, in the light of the most recent advances in knowledge, and in the readiest form for popular use, the orthography, pronunciation, meaning, and etymology of all the words and the meaning of idiomatic phrases in the speech and literature of the English-speaking peoples
- Author
- Kunk, Isaac, K (Ed-in-Chief)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls Company
- Place of Publication
- New York & London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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