The shorter Oxford English dictionary on historical principles 
prepared by William Little, H.W. Fowler and Jessie Coulson ; revised and ed. by C.T. Onions.  
 - 3rd ed. completely reset with etymologies. /  revised by G.W.S. Friedrichsen and with revised addenda. 
 - Oxford  Clarendon Press  1990.  
 - 2 vol. (xxv, 2672 p.)  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> "An abridgement officially authorized by the Delegates of the Oxford University Press of A New English dictionary on historical principles, later known as The Oxford English dictionary." -- Pref. to 1st ed.  
<br/><br/>v. 1. A-Markworthy -- v. 2. Marl-Z and addenda  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0198611269 (Plain ed) 0198611277 (thumb index ed) 9780198611264 (Plain ed) 9780198611271 (thumb index ed) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Dictionaries.<br/>English language--Etymology.<br/>anglais (langue)--[dictionnaire]<br/>anglais (langue)--âetymologie--[dictionnaire]<br/>Anglais (langue)--âEtymologie--Dictionnaires.<br/>Anglais (langue)--Dictionnaires.<br/>Wèorterbuch--Englisch.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PE1625