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Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary Hardcover – January 1, 1979

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1531 pages
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G. & C. Merriam Co
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January 1, 1979
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0877793581
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978-0877793595
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 087779359X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ G. & C. Merriam Co (January 1, 1979)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1531 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0877793581
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0877793595
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.7 pounds

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To that end, we develop products that clarify meaning and usage, and help users communicate more clearly and powerfully.

In fact, we’ve been America’s leading and most-trusted provider of language information for nearly 200 years. And all Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America.

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Betty A.

Surprise for my husband

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 10, 2011

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I had searched everywhere for a replacement for my husband's dictionary. His dictionary had been passed down from his Mother but it was falling apart. After many tapings, the spine and pages would not stay together. I went on a search and found a perfect match on Amazon.com. He was shocked and very happy that I had found a perfect replacement. It makes me smile every day when he uses it to complete his crossword puzzles.

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Prepare to be disappointed

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 30, 2017

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The condition of the book was not "good", as advertised and should have probably been categorized as maybe "acceptable" if one wanted to be generous. There is serious damage to the font/back cover, the spine, and binding. Additionally, there are extensive water (maybe coffee) spots along the sides of the pages. I would not have ordered it if I knew it was in this condition. Usable but in very bad condition.

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ROBERT NY

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 15, 2013

As expected.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 14, 2018

A+++++

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2015

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This is a great old dictionary

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Cassi2m

The Best Dictionary and Quality Too!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 15, 2008

087779409X
First let me describe it, the true number is above. It is brown, leather-like cover with gold gilt lettering. The edges on the pages are gold as well. It also has the wonderful thumb indexes that allow you to choose your letter of the alphabet quickly.

I'm trying to replace mine due to Hurricane Rita damages where we had trees in and on our house. I have found that all of the sellers are posting all of the ISBN numbers listed on the page, rather than the true number for the copy that they hold. On Websters page they show 4 ISBN's for this book, unless you are familiar with it, you won't know which you have. Therefore it is confusing to try to find this exact dictionary. The X at the end of the number means it has the thumb indexes.

I bought this new in 1981 when I worked at an Office Supply Store. I knew of Websters reputation and decided to spend a bit more and get a quality dictionary. Currently, I ordered, what I thought was the same book, however when it arrived it was red in color and a standard dictionary. I will demand a photo before I send anyone else my money!

I loved the elegant Cover and the overall look of this book. It is a visually appealing book and one that is made with care.

As to the dictionary itself, I cannot describe what is inside of it, however when I needed conversion charts, measurements and the sort, all I needed was my dictionary. So it not only helped with words as in the spelling or meaning, it also provided a wealth of other information.

As for durability: It held up well during both of our daughters school lives and for my everyday purposes. I contacted Webster and told them that I want this same book, but of course it's been out of print for too long and they don't make one like it. They have a 2003 edition in the brown leather-like cover, however it is not thumb indexed, so I am not interested in that copy.

I only had one page that was wrinkled and that was due to one of our moves. I have photo's which I hope will help me buy the correct copy. If you have this in a Non ex-Library, Non written in, clean copy, please contact me.

If you are able to get your hands on this copy, even though it is older from 1981, I believe that you will be impressed with it.

Thanks for reading and I hope that this helped you out.

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danielx

wordy and verbose

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 16, 2015

This book is very wordy, verbose, and repetitious; it routinely uses multiple synonyms where a single well-chosen option would do, and sacrifices brevity and clarity for the sake of long words of obscure origin and infrequent usage.

Reading this book is difficult, not only due to the voluminous vocabulary, but because the text is rendered in incoherent phrases, among which grammatical sentences are rare. The text is supplemented by occasional illustrations; these are confined to small line drawings rendered in black ink, usually to illustrate an obscure object or animal.

The best feature of this book is its organization. A reader seeking all words beginning with a particular letter will find the page tabs very useful. What's more, although an index to the many terms and concepts is entirely lacking, the reader will have little difficulty finding them in the text itself due to the author's odd predilection for alphabetization. Anyone at a loss for words will find plenty of them here. However, casual readers will be unlikely to find that this book holds their interest beyond the first few pages.

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