The 500th Anniversary Edition of the Oxford Reference Classics of the English Language

NY: The Oxford University Press, 1978. Full-Leather. Very Good. 8 Volume Set with wooden display holder. Leather bound, raised spines, ornamented in gold with silk book markers. # 142 of 7,500 Anniversary Edition of The Oxford Reference Classics of the English Language issued by The Franklin Library in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of The Oxford University Press. This set includes: 1. Oxford Modern English Usage, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by H. W. Fowler 2. The Oxford Companion to American Literature, James D. Hart. 3. The Oxford Companion to English Literature Compiled and Edited by Sir Paul Harvey 4. The Compact Edition Oxford English Dictionary, A-O, Complete Text Reproduced Micrographically 5. The Compact Edition Oxford English Dictionary, P-Z, Complete Text reproduced Micrographically, 6. The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Second Edition 7. The Oxford Book of American Verse, The New Oxford Book of American Verse, Chosen and Edited by Richard Ellmann 8, The Oxford Book of English Verse, The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950, Chosen and Edited by Helen Gardner The covers show light wear with a little rubbing to the gilt page edges. Appear unused. The stand is in Very Good condition with a little wear.