Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, Complete Text Reproduced Micrographically: Volume I: A-O; Volume II: P-Z, Supplement and Bibliography; Volume III: A Supplement to the Oxford English Dictionary Volumes I-IV

4116, 1412 pp. 12 x 9 1/4. The authoritative study of the English language, unique in that it provides historical development of words, from their earliest usage onward, with quotations from literary sources. This edition is reproduced in tiny text to make the work a more manageable size. It was originally issued in a slipcase, which included a drawer containing a magnifying glass so that the text of the volumes can be read. Also included here is a third supplementary volume, published separately in 1987.