WEBSTER’S COMPLETE DICTIONARY

OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, AND GENERAL BOOK OF LITERARY REFERENCE. With 3000 Illustrations. Thoroughly revised and improved by Chauncey A. Goodrich, D.D., LL.D., and Noah Porter, D.D., of Yale College.

In one volume, quarto, strongly bound in cloth, 1840 pages, price £1 11s. 6d.; half-calf, £2; calf or half-russia, £2 2s.; russia, £2 10s.

Besides the matter comprised in the "Webster’s Guinea Dictionary," this volume contains the following appendices, which will show that no pains have been spared to make it a complete literary reference book:—

A Brief History of the English Language. By Professor James Hadley.
Principles of Pronunciation. By Professor Goodrich and W. A. Wheeler, M.A.
A Short Treatise on Orthography. By Arthur W. Wright.
An Explanatory and Pronouncing Vocabulary of the Names of Noted Fictitious Persons and Places, &c. By W. A. Wheeler, M.A.*
This valuable work may also be had separately, post 8vo., 5s.
A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Scripture Proper Names. By W. A. Wheeler, M.A.
A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Greek and Latin Proper Names. By Professor Thacher, of Yale College.

An Etymological Vocabulary of Modern Geographical Names. By the Rev. C. H. Wheeler.
Pronouncing Vocabularies of Modern Geographical and Biographical Names. By J. Thomas, M.D.
A Pronouncing Vocabulary of Common English Christian Names.
A Dictionary of Quotations. Selected and translated by William G. Webster.
A List of Abbreviations, Contractions, and Arbitrary Signs used in Writing and Printing.
A Classified Selection of Pictorial Illustrations (70 pages). With references to the text.

“For the student of English etymologically, Wedgwood, Ed. Muller, and Mahn’s Webster are the best dictionaries. While to the general student Mahn’s Webster and Craig’s ‘Universal Dictionary’ are most useful.”—Athenæum.

WEBSTER’S PEOPLE’S DICTIONARY

Of the English Language; based on Webster’s Large Dictionary, and containing all English words now in use, with their pronunciation, derivation, and meanings. Intended for the widest popular use, most of the etymological matter is omitted; but the treatises on pronunciation and spelling, lists of scientific words, &c., are retained. In one volume, large 8vo., containing more than one thousand pages and six hundred illustrations. Cloth, 10s. 6d.; half-calf, 15s.; calf or half-russia, 16s.; russia, £1.

All scientific words important to non-scientific readers.
Important phrases, with explanations.
Synonyms.
Orthography [Spelling].
Pronunciation.

A glossary of Scottish words and phrases.
Vocabularies of Scriptural, Classical, and Geographical proper names.
A vocabulary of perfect and allowable rhymes, &c.