The Century Dictionary; An Encylopedic Lexicon of the English Language

New York: Published by The Century Co. [1889], 1889. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 24 vol. Large 4to. [6], v-xviii, [1], 2-272; 273-544; 545-816; 817-1200; [6], 1201-1504; 1505-1776; 1777-2080; 2081-2422, [2]; [6], 2423-2694; 2695-2982; 2983-3254; 3255-3556, [2]; [6], 3557-3860; 3861-4132; 4133-4484; 4485-4880, [2]; [6], 4881-5184; 5185-5440; 5441-5712; 5713-6000; [6], 6001-6240; 6241-6512; 6513-6796; 6797-7046, 1-30 pp. Brown cloth with brown decorations and lettering on the boards and spines. With several in-text illustraitons. Divided into 24 fascicles: Part I: A-Appet; Part II: Appet.-Bice; Part III: Bice-Carboy; Part IV: Carboy-Cono.; Part V: Cono.-Deflect; Part VI: Deflect-Drool; Part VII: Droop-Expirant; Part VIII: Expirant-Fz; Part IX: G-Halve; Part X: Halve-Iguvine; Part XI: Ihleite-Juno; Part XII: Juno-Lyverey; Part XIII: M-Mormon; Part XIV: Mormon-Optic; Part XV: Optic-Pilar; Part XVI: Pilar-Pyx-Veil; Part XVII: Q-Ring; Part XVIII: Ring-Sea-Gull; Part XIX: Sea-gull-Smash; Part XX: Smash-Stro.; Part XXI: Stru-Term; Part XXII: Term-Trust; Part XXIII: Trust-Vysar; Part XXIV: W-Z. Volumes one, five, nine, thirteen, seventeen, and twenty-one with title pages (as issued). With an artogravure by Alfred Strutt laid in to volume four, a bright and colorful illustration of an older woman driving a horse-drawn cart. Issued in three parts a month priced at $2.50 for each section. A fascinating dictionary with some features of an encyclopedia. Please note, this set will require extra postage charges. Some fraying to the cloth, the leaves are quite clean. The front gutters of volumes 21 and 24 have a small split.