Prefaces to the First Edition Fascicles (1884-1928)

This section contains the prefatory material that was published with the 125 fascicles, and the cumulated sections, parts, and volumes, in which the OED was originally issued between 1884 and 1928. These were collected in 1987 by Darrell R. Raymond of the University of Waterloo, and republished as Dispatches from the Front. This invaluable collection also contains useful tabulations showing numbers of entries in the different sections, and is reproduced here with gratitude for all the help he has rendered the OED Online project.

All the documents below are in PDF [Acrobat PDF format] format.

Volume I A and B title page
Volume I A and B preface
Volume I Part I A-Ant title page
Volume I Part I A-Ant preface
Volume I Part II Ant-Batten title page
Volume I Part II Ant-Batten preface
Volume I Part III Batter-Boz title page
Volume I Part III Batter-Boz preface
Volume II C title page
Volume II C preface
Volume II Part IV Section II C-Cass preface
Volume II Part V Cast-Clivy title page
Volume II Part V Cast-Clivy preface
Volume II Part VI Clo-Consigner title page
Volume II Part VI Clo-Consigner preface
Volume II Part VII Consignificant-Crouching title page
Volume II Part VII Consignificant-Crouching preface
Volume III D and E title page
Volume III D and E preface
Volume III Part VIII Section II D-Depravation title page
Volume III Part VIII Section II D-Depravation preface
Volume III Depravative-Distrustful preface
Volume III E preface
Volume III Part I E-Every title page
Volume III Part I E-Every preface
Volume IV F preface
Volume IV F and G title page
Volume IV F-Field title page
Volume IV F-Field preface
Volume IV Fee-Field preface
Volume IV Field-Frankish preface
Volume IV G preface
Volume IV Frank-Law--Glass-cloth preface
Volume IV Glass-coach-Gyzzarn preface
Volume V H-K title page
Volume V H-K preface
Volume V H preface
Volume V H-Hod preface
Volume V Hod-Horizonatal preface
Volume V I-Inpushing preface
Volume V Input-Kairine preface
Volume V Kaiser-Kyx preface
Acknowledgement of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Volume VI L preface
Volume VI L M N title page
Volume VI L M N preface
Volume VI L-Lap preface
Volume VI Lap-Leisurely preface
Volume VI Leisureness-Lyyn preface
Volume VI Part II M N title page
Volume VI Part II M preface
Volume VI Part II M-Meet preface
Volume VI Part II Meet-Monopoly preface
Volume VI Part II Monopoly-Myzostomous preface
Volume VI Part II N preface
Volume VI Part II N-Nywe preface
Volume VII Part I O P title page
Volume VII Part I O-PF title page
Volume VII Part I O-PF preface
Volume VII O-Ozyat preface
Volume VII P-Pennached preface
Volume VII Pennage-Plat preface
Volume VII Part II PH-PY title page
Volume VII Plat-Premious preface
Volume VII Premisal-Prophesier preface
Volume VII Prophesy-Pyxis preface
Volume VII preface
Volume VIII Part I Q and R title page
Volume VIII Q and R preface
Volume VIII Q-Ree preface
Volume VIII Q R S-SH title page
Volume VIII Ree-Ribaldously preface
Volume VIII Ribaldric-Romanite preface
Volume VIII Romanity-Roundness preface
Volume VIII Round-nosed-Ryze preface
Volume VIII Part II S-SH title page
Volume VIII S-SH preface
Volume VIII S -Sauce preface
Volume VIII Sauce-Alone--Scouring preface
Volume VIII Scouring-Sedum preface
Volume VIII See-Senatory preface
Volume VIII Senatory-Several preface
Volume VIII Several-Shaster preface
Volume VIII Shastri-Shyster preface
Volume VIII S-Sea-Eel preface
Volume VIII preface
Volume IX Part I SI-ST title page
Volume IX Si-Simple preface
Volume IX Simple-Sleep preface
Volume IX Sleep-Sniggle preface
Volume IX Sniggle-Sorrow preface
Volume IX Sorrow-Speech preface
Volume IX Speech-Spring preface
Volume IX Spring-Squoyle preface
Announcementof Murray's Death
Volume IX St-Standard preface
Volume IX Standard-Stead preface
Volume IX Stead-Stillatum preface
Volume IX Stillation-Stratum preface
Volume IX Stratus-Styx preface
Volume IX SU-TH title page
Volume IX Part II Su-Subterraneous preface
Volume IX Part II Subterraneously-Sullen preface
Volume IX Part II Sullen-Supple preface
Volume IX SU-SZ preface
Volume IX Part II Supple-Sweep preface
Volume IX Part II Sweep-Szmikite preface
Volume IX T-Tealt preface
Volume IX Team-Tezkere preface
Volume IX Th-Thyzle preface
Volume IX preface
Volume X Part I TI-U title page
Volume X Part I Ti-Tombac preface
Volume X Part I Tombal-Trahysh preface
Volume X Part I Traik-Trinity preface
Volume X Part I Trink-Turn-Down preface
Volume X Part I Turndun-Tzirid preface
Volume X Part I U preface
Volume X Part I U-Unforeseeable preface
Volume X Part I Unforeseeing-Unright preface
Volume X Part I Unright-Uzzle preface
Volume X Part II V-Z title page
Volume X T preface
Volume X V preface
Volume X Second Half V-Verificative preface
Volume X Second Half Verificatory-Visor preface
Volume X Second Half Visor-Vywer preface
Volume X W preface
Volume X Second Half W-Wash preface
Volume X Second Half Wash-Wavy preface
Volume X Second Half Wavy-Wezzon preface
Volume X Second Half Wh-Whisking preface
Volume X Second Half Whisking-Wilfulness preface
Volume X Second Half Wilga-Wise preface
Volume X Second Half Wise-Wyzen preface
Volume X Second Half X Y Z preface
Volume X Second Half X-Zyxt preface
Volume X preface
Rededication to King George V

Prefaces to the First Edition Fascicles (1884-1928)

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