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4 The Publishers' Circiilar April i , 1890
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THE REVISED 6 189 O' EDITION . Two Hundred and Fiftieth Thousand . In large crown 8 vo . cloth gilt , 3 s . 6 d . ; half Indian morocco , marbled edges , 5 s . ; half Indian morocco , gilt top , patent index , 6 $ . ; half-calf extra , marbled edges , 7 s . 6 d . NUTTALL'S STANDARD DICTIONARY OF THE ^ ENGLISH LANGUAGE . Wew Illustrated Edition , Hevised , Extended , and Improved throughout . By E . ev . JAMBS WOOD . » PRINCIPAL FEATURES . Its Completeness . —It contains 100 , 000 references , with full Pronunciations , Etymologies , Definitions , Technical Terms , Illustrations , Classical and Foreign Phrases in common use , Abbreviations used for Despatch in Writing , & c , together with Good Paper , Clear Type , and General Excellence of Production . ' The Editor has gone over the whole dictionary again , syllable by syllable , and word by word , and been especially careful to test the accuracy in each case of the pronunciations , the definitions , and the derivation . The definitions of the scientific terms have been specially looked at , and some additions have been made to the list of these . In short , the whole revision has been done in such a way as will , it is hoped , further enhance the favour with which the public have already received this New Edition of the Dictionary . ' —From Preface , 1890 Edition . PEESS ISTOTIGDES . e letter xpa ' n Mr , it . Wood , is al readily so the has classical referred supplied and to the . foreign The derivation woodouts phrases of the as are well leading numerous as the word abbreviations and in graphic every group , . and The everywhere of vocabulary words , and the generally , as presence it is printed has of the been revising in much italic hand is visible . ' - Globe . superior ' There to it are . The few Definitions English dictionaries are remarkably costing full three . ' Athkn or four ^ kum times . as much which-can , on the whole , be pronounced of scientific * The work terms hat * , whils been scrupulously t many new references revised iu are its minutest embodied details . The , cheapness and special of attention tho work lias is almost been a given proverb to . ' definitions Obskbvjcjl * Mr . Wood's painstaking and scholarly efforts have produced a work which will be a boon to the student . ' Literary World . are before * The work the public has bee . '* -ScoT n thoroughly 8 MAN . revised for this issue . It is one of fcue best cheap dictionaries for general use that 4 This is one of the cheapest and moat comprehensive dictionaries in existence . '—Echo . the co ' With rreot many pronunciation illustrations of , words clear , , concise an increased , and adequate vocabulary definition , lists of s , an Scriptural eaBily comprehended , classical , and phonett geographical © system ntttnea to * indicate with will their be accentuation found thoroughly , as well efficient as of classical for ordinary and foreign requirements phrases . ' and —Livkhpool abbreviations Ooukier in general * ubp , the new revised dictionary , The type Wherever is perfectly we have clear tested , and it the the whole work arrangement seems as accurate of the and book as is comprehensive extremely convenient as a populat . ' --HtioTTlBH dictionary Leade ouglit h . to bei for three 4 It is shillings undoubtedly and , sixpence and deservedly , on good , the paper favourito , and clear popular typo lexicon —no wonder . Bight it fears hundred no competitor and sixteen . ' — pages WbkKlY , strongly Times bound . , publications 4 It is a work , and which all the , for references variety are of contents characterised and co by mpleteness clearness of and iuformation suitable brevity , will . compare . . . Altogether well with , there more is ambitious a store of knowledge within " Nuttall ' s Dictionary , " which for the money it would not be easy to ' rival GiiAflaow . ' Evening News . extant 4 The for improvements every-day use . and '—Manchester additions are Oity considerable Nbswb . in every depattment ; and tho work will be < found qne of the bajjt . ' , < London : FREDERICK W ARNE & CO ., Bedford Street ; Strand .
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1890, page 404, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041890/page/42/
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