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1971 Two-Volume Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary

Item Details

A two-volume set of The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. There are two volumes: Volume I A-O and Volume II P-Z. Published by the Oxford University Press in 1973. 1973 was the third printing in the United States of the 1971 Compact Edition. The two volumes fit into a blue case. At the top of the case is a pull-out drawer that contains a Bausch and Lomb rectangular reader magnifying glass.

Condition

- good for age.
- wear to the edges and cardboard cover, minor scratches to outside.
- books are extremely heavy and the print is extremely fine. A magnifying glass is needed!

Dimensions

6.75" W x 14.0" H x 10.0" D

- measured the box the books come in.

Item #

16CIN107-325

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