{"id":359,"date":"2009-11-05T16:05:13","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T20:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/?p=359"},"modified":"2009-12-15T22:29:52","modified_gmt":"2009-12-16T02:29:52","slug":"websters-pictorial-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ruthbleakley.com\/blog\/2009\/11\/websters-pictorial-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Webster’s Pictorial Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m currently lusting after Webster’s Pictorial Dictionary by Chronicle Books. We have a copy here at the Paper Tyger that I lovingly look through – it’s a hefty little book, about two inches thick, and about 7″x9″.
\n\"Pictorial<\/a><\/p>\n

An excerpt from the back cover reads:
\n“Featuring more than 1,500 engravings that originally graced the pages of 19th-century Webster’s dictionaries, this chunky volume is a treasure trove for art lovers, designers and anyone with an interest in visual history”.
\nCheck out the inside pages – note the book presses on the right hand side!<\/p>\n

\"Pictorial<\/a><\/p>\n

But one of the best parts is the matching stamp set –
\n\"pictorial<\/a><\/p>\n

Until November 15, 2010, you can enter to win<\/a> a Fine Binding edition of the book, hand bound in leather, with letterpress interior and engraved cover on the Chronicle Books website<\/a>. Yum!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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