Oxford Thesaurus of English

Oxford Thesaurus of English

Published price: US$ 285.00

Counts as 4 volumes

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Bound in goatskin leather with moire silk inset into the front and back boards.

Raised bands and hand-tooled gold decorations on the spines.

Canson endpapers; gilded top edges; ribbon marker.

Presented in gold-blocked buckram slipcase.

Book Size: 11¼" x 8¾", 1,072 pages.


Limited to 1,500 numbered copies.

The Folio Society is delighted to be associated with Oxford University Press in the production of this magnificent limited edition of one of the most respected reference works on the English language.

The Oxford Thesaurus of English is the most comprehensive and authoritative single volume thesaurus available, including not only everyday but also unusual and colourful words, specialist, archaic and obsolete terms. This second ediiton offers unrivalled coverage of over 600,000 alternative and oppostive words, and over 36,000 examples of words in use, to help you choose the right sense. There is an average of 38 alternatives for each of the 16,000 A-Z entries, carefully arranged to help you find the word you need as quickly as possible.

Special features include 'Choose the Right Word' panels and extensively cross-referenced Word Lists, ideal for crossword enthusiasts.

 
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