Talk:Century Dictionary
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Hello, 68.52.34.194 and/or 69.137.67.227,
If you ever see this, I have a question.
I am a collector of dictionaries, and I wrote most of the Century Dictionary article, which you edited in October 05.
I wonder if you can tell me where you got information that the *original* dictionary was also published in a 10 volume edition. Do you have this, or have you seen it?
I believe the original was made in 6- and 8-volume versions. Also, I have seen a 24-volume edition offered through ABE. I know that a two volume supplement was added to the original vocabulary volumes in 1909, and that it was incorporated into a reformatted version for the 1911 edition of 10 volumes of vocabulary. The Names and Atlas volumes were published separately, and were later made part of the 12-volume 1911 edition.
What I have never heard of is a 10-volume version of the original 1889-91 dictionary. I hesitate to change your edits, but I have some doubts. I hope to hear from you. abstrator@yahoo.com
[edit] "expert" sign
I see no need for a big announcement at the beginning of the article stating there is some great need for an expert to come to our rescue. The issue I raised above is a tiny point affecting one sentence. The announcement gives the whole article a taint of unreliability. I will remove the announcement with apologies to the one who added it with good intentions. Hopefully, the question will be answered eventually, maybe by a book dealer. Abstrator 00:51, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
