The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles - Volume I, A-M, & Volume II, N-Z

Published by Oxford at The Clarendon Press, 1974, hardcovers, each volume 21.3 cms x 27.9 cms x 5 cms, condition: very good.

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, originally started in 1902 and completed in 1933, is an abridgement of the full work that retains the historical focus, but does not include any words which were obsolete before 1700 except those used by Shakespeare, Milton, Spenser, and the King James Bible.

                                 This is the 1974 version with revised Etymologies, corrections  and Addenda.