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1938 FUNK & WAGNALLS NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY OF#1391120

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1938 FUNK & WAGNALLS NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY OF#1391120
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Antique 1938 FUNK & WAGNALLS "NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY" OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (upon WRITTEN PLANS), huge book - all in 1 Volume!
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Antique 1938 FUNK & WAGNALLS "NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY" OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (upon WRITTEN PLANS) - COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME, 2,920 PAGES WITH OVER 450,000 DEFINITIONS INCLUDING COLORED PLATES, MANY BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS & PICTURES, INCLUDING THE STANDARD HISTORY OF THE WORLD TOLD DAY BY DAY. <P>

PREPARED BY ISAAC K. FUNK & MORE THAN 380 SPECIALISTS AND OTHER SCHOLARS & UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE EDITOR IN CHIEF - ISSAC K. FUNK<P>

Blue paper inside on How to Find a Word. Which also states that Sir James Crichton-Browne - Vice President & Treasurer of the Royal Institution, London, states that this "New Standard Dictionary" seems to me to surpass all previous achievements in lexicography!"<p>

Front pages says: Designed to Give, in Complete & Accurate Statement, in the Light of the Most Recent Advances in Knowledge, in the Readiest Form for Popular Use, the Orthography, Pronunciation, Meaning, & Etymology of all the words & the meaning of idiomatic phrases, in the speech & literature of the english-speaking peoples, together with proper names of all kinds, the whole arranged in one alphabetical order, also a standard history of the world! Reg. U.S. Pat Off -Copyright under the Articles of the Copyright convention of the Pan-American Republics & the US<P>

Leather bound tooled Gilt Cover with Gilt Trim on Page Edges. Thumb print indexed!<p>

Book is in Good Condition, especially considering its age of 79 years! Inside Pages are in very nice condition with browning/yellowing ...
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<tr><td>Condition:GOOD</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:1938</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:NY & LONDON</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:FUNK & WAGNALLS</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:12</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:4</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:9</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:12.6</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:1938 FUNK & WAGNALLS NEW STANDARD DICTIONARY OF</td></tr>
<tr><td>Style:ART DECO ERA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Materials:LEATHER & GILT</td></tr>
<tr><td>Type:ART DECO - LEATHER BOUND & GILT</td></tr>
<tr><td>Location:New York USA</td></tr>
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