19th century set of leather bound volumes of the century dictionary

Published 1899, set of 8 leather-bound volumes of The Century Dictionary, published by The Times London and The Century Co., New York. With burgundy leather and gilding to the spines, all in various condition. The Century Dictionary was first published in 1889-91 after 9 years of work under the editorship of Prof. William Dwight Whitney (leading philologist in USA at the time) and was often compared to the Oxford English Dictionary for its breadth of subject and factual information.

Width (cm):

22

Height (cm):

30

Depth (cm):

06

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