Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 6th December 1882, Edition 1 of 1, Page 1354

COMPLETION OF OGILVIE'S IMPERIAL DICTIONARY . Now ready , complete in 4 vols . imperial 8 vo . cloth , £ o ; or hall-bound in morocco , £ 6 . 6 s . THE IMPERIAL DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE : [ TA COMPLETE ENCYCLOP / EDIC LEXICON : LITERARY , SCIENTIFIC , AND TECHNOLOGICAL , By JOHN" OGILVTE , LL . D . J \ EW EDITIOX , carefully Revised ami greatly Augmented . Edited by CHARLES ANNANDALE , M . A . ILLUSTRATED ! BY ABOVE THREE THOUSAND ENGRAVINGS PRINTED IN THE TEXT This New Edition contains about 130 , 000 Words , or about 30 , 000 more than the former Edition , 12 , 000 more than any English . Dictionary hitherto published , and double those in the latest edition of Dr . 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Technological Dictionary it explains a vast number of terms belonging characte to all r branches enables it of to Science treat these and the with Arts a fulness , many of similar them to of that recent of an introduction Encyclopaedia , and , and its to Ency convey clopaed an ic j \ amount of information regarding an infinite variety of topics not usually found in Dictionaries . ! communicate The accurate exp illustrative lanation throug Engr h the eye aving in a s manner , which as are clear intended and distinct to supp as lemen it is t the attractive verbal . definitions , j j The Etymology in this New Edition has been altogether remodelled and brought up to the present j state of knowledge on the subject , and the Pronunciation has been inserted throughout . OPINIONS OF THE PRESS . The Tim 6 s . 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