RANDOM HOUSE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

A 2096 page dictionary with more than 260,000 entries, more than 2000 specially drawn illustrations and spot maps, plus 400 pages of supplementary material which includes a complete full-color 64-page atlas of the world, 4 bilingual foreign-language dictionaries, a 35-page gazetteer and a manual of style. Single alphabetical listing throughout; legible type. Current slang and technical terms included. The dictionary is the result of some seven years of editorial research, the contributions of some 350 consultants and lexicographers.