Lot 11
Two large DICTIONARIES: “A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, also Abridged Cyclopedia with Atlas of the World” Volume I & II (2)
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Two large DICTIONARIES: “A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, also Abridged Cyclopedia with Atlas of the World”, Volume I. - A to L, prepared by more than 200 hundred specialists and other scholars, published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1898, about a third of the title page has been torn off (restored), (volume I A – L & atlas wriiten in marker pen on front cover), hardcover; “A Stansard Dictionary of the English Language, also Abridged Cyclopedia with Atlas of The World”, Volume II. - M to Z, prepared by more than 200 hundred specialists and other scholars, published by Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1898, title page damaged (restored), signatures in pen on title page, (volume II M – Z & addenda wriiten in marker pen on front cover), hardcover; please inspect both books for wear and tear. (2)