Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged; Based upon the Broad Foundations Laid down by Noah Webster

william Collins, 1980. Second Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Various. by the editors, outline history of the English language by Harold Whitehall, to pronunciation, key to pronunciation and list of abbreviations and used within the dictionary. Illustrated endpapers, showing the Indo-European family of languages. Black-and-white illustrated frontispiece of Noah Webster. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white line illustrations. What's there to say except that it's a Webster's unabridged dictionary. The full title page reads: – Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged; Based upon the Broad Foundations Laid down by Noah Webster, Extensively Revised by the Publisher's Editorial Staff Under the General Supervision of Jean L. McKechnie, Including Etymologies, Full Pronunciations, Synonyms, and an Encyclopaedic Supplement of Geographical and Biographical Data, Scripture Proper Names, Foreign Words and Phrases, Practical Business Mathematics, Abbreviations, Tables of Weights and Measures, Signs and Symbols, and Forms of Address. the dust jacket has several short tears across the top and bottom edges, mainly around the spine. The book itself shows no damage, having a blue spackle addressing all 3 exposed surfaces, and with the benefit of thumbnails on the front edge of the text block. The dictionary is unabridged. THE BOOK WEIGHS 5 KG UNPACKED. POSTAGE TO THE USA COULD BE AS MUCH AS AUD $90 Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. [2], III - XIV, 2129, [1], then a supplementary section of 160 pages – then 16 pages of maps] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Various. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Reference; Dictionary; Language & Linguistics. ISBN: 0529048523. ISBN/EAN: 9780529048523. Inventory No: 0261168. . 9780529048523