A fully tabbed dictionary with "answers to all questions, not only about meanings, but also about spelling, hyphenation, preferred forms, the part of speech to which a word belongs, pronunciation, etymology, synonyms, and multitudes of other problems." This GOOD conditioned 2nd Edition is bound in tan buckram, with bright gilt lettering and stamped detailing. Boards bumped at all ends and discolored with age, edges stained in orange and green marbled design. Lain in newspapers from September 5, 1969, November 20, 1969, and How to Care for Your Unabridged Merriam-Wbster pamphlet. Previous owner's name written on first free endpaper.