The New Webster Dictionary and Complete Vest-Pocket Library. 45,800 Words. Five Books. All Within These Covers.
A Dictionary, page 9
Absolutely Full Pronunciation; Synonyms; Plural Forms; Compound Words; 5000 Difficult Words; Proper Names; Business Forms; Social Forms; Capitals; Punctuation; etc. Thoroughly Reliable Throughout.
Parliamentary Manual, page 161
Expert Calculator, page 173
(small sized, published in 1914, $4, which is 1/3 the internet price.)
I love these little treasures. Did you know-
A contract with a minor or a lunatic is void.
Curl-papers, dressing gowns, and bare shirt sleeves should never be seen at the table.
Jokes, puns and anecdotes are always in bad taste.
Address servants quietly.
Do not be looking about at prayer time.
Avoid the use of the blunderer's mark.(^)
Don't use postal cards, except for matters of business.
To cleanse house paper, rub with a flannel cloth dipped in oatmeal.
To test death, push pin into flesh. If dead, the hole will remain. If alive, the hole will close.
As you can see, this is not just a dictionary, but a passport into another age.
Enjoy this book to be found in the glass case, avail. after July 17th. (I want to share it with my friends first!)
