dictionaries for sale

Robert S. Wachal robert-wachal at UIOWA.EDU
Sun Jun 11 11:20:26 UTC 2000


In response to Jesse's suggestion, here is the list of dictionaries I have
available for purchase.

Bob

DICTIONARIES TO SELL OR DONATE

Funk & Wagnalls New Practical Standard Dictionary of the English Language,
"1949 Edition," 2 vols., New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1946.  Good
condition but binding rubbed

The New Century Dictionary of the English Language, 3 vols., New York: D.
Appleton Century Company,1936. Good condition

Funk & Wagnalls New Practical Standard Dictionary of the English Language,
Thumb-indexed
"New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1931.  Good condition but binding rubbed


Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language, International
Edition,
2 vols., Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co., 1978. Good condition

Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of the English Language, International
Edition,
2 vols., Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co., 1978. Good condition

The New Century Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vols.,New York: D.
Appleton Century Company,1948. Good condition

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language, Second College
Edition, Deluxe Color Edition, New York: Simon & Shusrter, 1980.  Fine
condition with worn dust jscket.

Funk & Wagnalls New Practical Standard Dictionary of the English Language,
2 vols., Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1955.  Good condition but binding rubbed

The Oxford Universal Dictionary on Historical Principles, 3rd ed., Oxford:
Clarendon Press,1955.  Spine stained.

The Universal Dictionary of the English Language, London: George Routledge
& Sons, Ltd., 1932, Purchased from Rulon-Miller Books for $150.  Seller
notes "half-title with vertical crease, the whole somewhat wobbly,
otherwise a good and reasonably sound copy.

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language, Encyclopedic
Edition, Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1952.  Fair condition, tears
in binding

Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language, 3 vols.,
Springfield: G&C Merriam Company, 1950, binding faded, otherwise in good
condition.

The New Century Dictionary of the English Language, 3 vols.,New York:
TheCentury Company,1927. Binding worn.

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language Compact Desk
Edition, Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1963

An American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, revised and
enlarged by Chauncey A. Goodrich, Chicago: Donohue & Henneberry, 1896.
Binding loose, pages yellowed.

The American College Dictionary, New York: Random House,1950. Binding rubbed

The American College Dictionary, New York: Random House,1960, Excellent
condition

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language, College Edition,
Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1968. Pages slightly yellowed, binding
fine, dust jacket a bit worn

Thorndike Barnhart Comprehensive Desk Dictionary, New York: Doubleday &
Company, 1962. Binding has a tear and is rubbed, otherwise condition is
excellent.

Thorndike Barnhart Comprehensive Desk Dictionary, New York: Doubleday &
Company, 1967. Binding broken.

Thorndike Barnhart Comprehensive Desk Dictionary, New York: Doubleday &
Company, 1965. Small tear in binding

The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1981.  Book and dust jacket in fine condition.

Oxford American Dictionary, new York, Oxford University Press, 1980. Book
and dust jacket in fine condition.

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 3rd edition,thumb-indexed, Springfield:
G&C Merriam Company, 1924
Binding worn and coming off.  Part of one page is missing.

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 4th edition, Springfield: G&Cerriam
Company, 1934. Rebound, fair condition.

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 5th edition, Springfield: G&C Merriam
Company, 1948. Biding rubbed and coming loose.

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 5th edition, Springfield: G&C Merriam
Company, 1948. Biding rubbed, , library copy.

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 6th edition, Springfield: G&C Merriam
Company, 1949. Biding rubbed.

Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield: G&C Merriam
Company, 1963. Biding rubbed.

Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, "Private Library
Edition,"Springfield: G&C Merriam Company, 1983.  Fine condition.

Thorndike Century Junior Dictionary, Revised Edition,Chicago: Scott,
Foresman and Company, 1942.Good condition.

The New Penguin English Dictionary, London: Penguin Books, Soft cover,
1986.  Fine condition.

The Wordsworth Concise English Dictionary, Ware: Wordsworth Editions, Ltd.,
1993, paper cover.  Fine condition.

Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged edition, New
York: Random House, 1967

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1969

Random House Webster's College Dictionary, New York: Random House, 1991

Cambridge International Dictionary of English, cambridge: CUP, 1995, paper

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, New Edition, (2nd ed.), Harlow:
Lonmn Group, 1987, paper

Concise Oxford Dictionary, New Fourth Edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press,
1959, dust jacket torn, otherwise fine condition.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, New Edition, (5th ed.) Oxford: OUP, 1995

Cassell Dictionary of Abbreviations, London: Cassell wellington House,
1996, book and dust jacket in fine condition

Penguin Dictionary for Writers and Editors, London: Penguin Books, 1991,
book and dust jacket in fine condition

Webster's New World Dictionary of Acronyms and Abbreviations, new York:
Simon and Schuster, 1989

Webster's Guide to Abbreviations, Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 1985



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