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Webster’s Condensed Dictionary: A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language, with Copious Etymological Derivations, Accurate Definitions, Pronunciation, Spelling, and Appendixes for General Reference, Chiefly Derived from the Unabridged Dictionary
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20 x 13.5 cm; 4 s.p. + [VIII] p. + 798 p. + 2 s.p., l. 1 bookplates CPC on recto, l. 2 half-title page on recto, p. [Ι] title page, p. [ΙΙ] note about the illustration of the book by the publishing house Blackie and Son, p. [ΙΙΙ]-V “Preface”, p. [VI]-VII “Prefixes and Suffixes”, p. [VIII] “Abbreviations used in this work”, p. 786-790 “Abbreviations used in writing and print”, p. 791-794 “Arbitrary signs used in writing and printing”, p. [795] “Specimen of a corrected proof-sheet” and on p. [796]-798 “Metric system of weights and measures”. Illustration is found on several places in the print.
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Webster, Noah. Porter, Noah. Gardner, Dorsey. Webster’s Condensed Dictionary: A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language, with Copious Etymological Derivations, Accurate Definitions, Pronunciation, Spelling, and Appendixes for General Reference, Chiefly Derived from the Unabridged Dictionary. London-Glasgow-Manchester, George Routledge and Sons, limited, 1891. Book, GR-OF CA CL.12.16, Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Library. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.03.2026. https://doi.org/10.26256/12.16.
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