The Oxford Universal Dictionary on Historical Principles; Third Edition Revised with Addenda

Name: The Oxford Universal Dictionary on Historical Principles; Third Edition Revised with Addenda
Author: Onions, C. T. (Revised and edited by) (editor)

Onions, C. T. (Revised and edited by) (editor)

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1955, 3rd Edition, Revised with Addenda. (hardcover) Very good. xxi, [1], 2515pp. 4to. Oxford blue cloth. Title stamped in gilt to spine. There is a tiny address label affixed to the front paste-down and there's related ephemera taped to the front free endpaper. Some light rippling to pages 1173-1175. Starting at the hinge at page 1. Shaken, as may be anticipated, given it is a massive, huge, and heavy tome. However, the binding remains solid. Light wear to the edges with minor loss. Internally clean and bright. True to its name, provides historical perspectives on the words. Prepared by William Little M.A., late Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. H. W. Fowler M.A. Oxon. J. Coulson, B.A. Leeds. Revised and edited by C. T. Onions, C.B.E., F.B.A., M.A. Lond.; M.A. Hon. D.Litt. Oxon.; Hon. Litt.D. Leeds; Hon. L.L.D Birmingham; Hon. F.R.S.L. Fellow and Librarian of Magdalen College Sometime Reader in English Philology in the University of Oxford; Co-Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary; Corresponding Fellow of the Mediaeval Academy of America.

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Title: The Oxford Universal Dictionary on Historical Principles; Third Edition Revised with Addenda
Author: Onions, C. T. (Revised and edited by) (editor)
Publisher: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, London
Binding: Hardcover
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