Shorter Oxford English Dictionary

[Michael Richard]

On Thu, 3 May 2007, mikebailey wrote:

> years ago I got a 2-volume complete OED in tiny print, which came
> with a magnifying glass.  I've found I don't need the magnifying glass,
> being nearsighted anyway.  Supposedly it has all the text of the
> It was a bonus item for joining the Literary Guild book club.
> Unfortunately, they're not currently showing that item on their site

   It was the signing bonus in the '70s for the Book-of-the-Month Club -
60 brazillian people had one, probably everyone I knew for a while.