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The Oxford English Dictionary: Being a Corrected Re-Issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography of a New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [Thirteen volume set!]
by Murray, James A.H.; Bradley, Henry; Craigie, W.A. and C.T. Onions; Editors
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ex-library/very good
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. Ex-library/very good. Thirteen volume set! Blue cloth boards in dust jackets, quartos [9.5" x 12.5"], not illustrated. Books are ex-library with minimal markings that include small stamps to top edge of block, a few small stamps to front endpapers and discard stamps to rear endpapers; otherwise boards show mild shelfwear and rubbing, bindings tight, texts (aside from library stamps) are clean, rear flyleaves removed from each volume, tape to endpapers sticking to endpapers. DJs have faint sun to spines, small sticker ghosts to spine feet, now in archival mylar wraps. THIS LARGE, HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING FEES.
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- Seller
- Common Crow Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- B60449
- Title
- The Oxford English Dictionary: Being a Corrected Re-Issue with an Introduction, Supplement, and Bibliography of a New English Dictionary on Historical Principles [Thirteen volume set!]
- Author
- Murray, James A.H.; Bradley, Henry; Craigie, W.A. and C.T. Onions; Editors
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Ex-library
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Reference, Dictionaries
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Common Crow Books
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- 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....
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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