Thank you ladies so much for your input! I was looking on Amazon and a couple of other sites comparing prices of the 1828 dictionary and there is a compact edition availble for about $25 less than the big hardback one but I am wondering if it is worth it because it says it cuts out some stuff. The write up says: To make Webster’s monumental 1828 dictionary available at a more affordable price, this new edition has been carefully prepared in a proprietary compact format: All of the words, definitions, and examples have been preserved, but the explanations of word origins have been omitted to save space, as has Webster’s lengthy technical introduction. Scripture references have been standardized in modern format, and many abbreviations have been spelled out for greater understanding. Also, for the first time since the book’s original publication, the text has been newly designed and typeset; the clear, sturdy Charter typeface makes the text highly readable in spite of its small size.
Those of you who have the hard back, are the things they cut out, in your opinion, too valuable to go for the less expensive version?
Also, I saw The New England Primer and The Original Blue Back Speller. Does anyone have these and what is your opinion of them? Thank you!
