The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary I-III. [antikvár]

PUBLISHER'S NOTE TO THIRD EDITION Anew edition of tiie Oxford Illustrated Dictionary forms the first two of these volumes. This new edition has been entirely revised by Mrs. Dorothy Eagle SO as to include entries for words that have recently become established in current usage, and as far as possible an up-to-date record of developments in world affairs, institutions, science and technology. In the United Kingdom, changes that have taken place in the last few years include the adoption of decimal coinage, the gradual substitution of metric for imperial units of measurement, and the coming into force of the Local Government Act of 1972. The dictionary takes account of such changes and reflects the usage of 1975. The publishers would like to thank the many correspondents who have offered suggestions and also those who have given advice on specialist matters, in particular Eric Bruton, F.B.H.L, F.G.A., Dr. R. B. Freeman, Anthony Hawksley, Des.R.C.A., F.R.S.A., R. B. Meirion-Williams, T. A. Morris, B.M., B.Ch., and N. S. Doniach; also to Mrs. J. M. Wilson for reading proofs. Many illustrations have been altered and modernized and a number of new ones have been added. The help of John Brennan of Oxford Illustrators Ltd., of British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd., Andrew J. Campbell, Robert Goble & Son, and J. M. Surman, R.I.B.A., is gratefully acknowledged. The specialized glossaries in the third volume have also been revised to include changes in the fields of local government, legislation, the arts, the sciences, sports and games. The original plan of the Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, published in 1962, was drawn up by Mrs. J. Coulson, and the book was edited by Professor C. T. Carr, of St. Andrews University, the late Miss Lucy Hutchinson, and Mrs. Dorothy Eagle; Miss H. M. Petter was responsible for the illustrations. The publishers would like to express their gratitude to these editors and also to the following for their help on specialized and technical matters in Volumes I and II: Miss R. J. Banister, the late J. S. P. Bradford, Dr. C. J. Danby, Dr. T. K. Derry, Dr. R. B. Freeman, Commander D. H. Fryer, R.N. (Rtd.), Dr. LI. Hammick, E. N. Hamnett, Mrs. J. M. Harrison, Dr. B. M. Hobby, G. T. Hollis, Dr. D. H. Howling, Dr. W. O. James, Dr. R. H. Kay, Professor K. Kirkwood, G. E. Middleton, T. A. Morris, D. Maddison O'Brien, J. F. R. Peel, Dr. G. Rushworth, Dr. J. Sanders, Professor R. S. Bayers, W. F. Snook, Dr. J. M. K. Spalding, Dr. J. 8. Weiner, J. S. de Wet, Sir K. C. Wheare, M. J. White, Professor B. S. Yamey, Professor O. L. Zangwill. The following artists made contributions to Volumes I and II: G. F.