Fellow word nerds: how/where would you source an older, pre-woke Mirriam-Webster or similarly grand dictionary? #asknostr
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Picked mine up on Thriftbooks.
Bought a 1974 edition.
There are occasionally some large book fairs. I randomly saw one once that took place in a mall parking garage for a weekend. I think I wound up grabbing some generic high school level textbooks, a dictionary and thesaurus, etc. You might find an old school Merriam-Webster at such an event.
Find your local used book stores. There are also online used book stores.
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I'm messing with you. I should have been more specific. I assume there are niche, specialty shops with top-tier, old books.
I have at least one of those in my area. If you havenโt ask the used bookshop owners near you
If you find the title you are interested in, I can check my local stores.
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Estate sales
In my area estatesales.net has quite a few listings FYI. You can find cool things but also you get an interesting snapshot of peopleโs lives seeing all their old stuff
As with many other things, if you want less censorship dates before World War 2 are much preferred.
I would estimate that excellent unabridged older dictionaries appear in my local thrift stores (a small western Pennsylvania city) two or three times a year. If you are patient, it is fun to scrounge like that. If you ea t fast results, EBay has a plentiful suuply.
Abebooks.com
