Author: JOST, DAVID A. (SENIOR LEXICOGRAPHER/PROJECT DIRECTOR)
Title: The American Heritage College Dictionary: Third Edition
Description: Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1997. Hardcover. ISBN: 0395671612. A 1997 reprint of the 1993 issuance of the Third Edition. A comprehensive American English-language dictionary, with over 200,000 definitions and over 2,500 photos and illustrations. Thumb-indexed. Text presented on very thin leaves. --- In dark blue paper-covered boards with cover and spine titling in gilt; all edges stippled in blue. Volume wrapped in blue and black striped jacket. --- With evidence of exposure to dampness, with slight rippling to some leaves, back cover dampstains and conspicuous dampstains to verso of dust jacket. A family pet has apparently taken a liking to a corner, leaving small abrasions to upper back cover corner and corresponding jacket position. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested for any shipment other than by USPS Media Mail in the US.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxxiv, 1630 pages. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket .

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