first edition
1997 · New York
by Lighter, J[onathan] E[van], ed
New York: Random House, 1997. First editions (and so marked on copyright pages), 4to, 2 vols., pp. lxiv, [2], 1006, & pp. xxviii, 736; text in double column throughout; fine set in fine, unclipped dust jackets. Random House stopped editorial work on this Dictionary after vol. II, but Oxford University Press promises to complete the work, noting on their website (Jan. 2010) that vols. III & IV "will be forthcoming." To date these have yet to be published.
(Inventory #: 63912)