New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE GENTRY DICTIONARY.

Tho fourtb volume Of The Century Dlcuo"
NV" containing .hr letters VI TO 7 inclusive "''
,een issued II forms n volume OF i''-o p'-
and is illustrated by nearly Loo cuts Inv pa"
fishers announce that the other TWO N"'','
which are 10 complete the DIX Will ~
the course Of tic ensuing year. INC pi'@.
umc is the largest in the series 80 lar p''i''"
and the publishers make the statement J." O'''"
zion with it that with each successive lu9',''"'
Of the dictionary il has become hioie anu =,
clear that the original estimates were 100 ,i
both as regards the total OF pagcS III 'le oo"'P'
boot and the wealth Of words and other ieNi-
corraphical material which 1t "ouid con''i" "
number $500 which was announce" a. inc i.'i',
Gov tho nocos must he increased to at least ',oOV
and tho number of words defined VIII ne cohSld-
e,ablv in excess of the ?C0.000 AT first promised
For the words contained in the first four Noiumes
NOW publshcd two-hlrGS of the WORK. 4'o7"
paccs arc in round numbers 900; anu II We
NAV Suppose that the same fulncss NIL charactcr-
ize the letters remaining to Ire treated th' 'o''i
cannot fall far short of 22j,OOo. ms enormous
number is reached because the words which must
be defined by a general and encyclopaedia dlcloh-
ery which is to he abreast Of the times and meet
the wants Of all classes of readers are astonishnGY
numerous" Even rs il is the utmost care and
conservatism have been required to keep down the
number of words 10 The figure lnucatrh
OF course il is 10 he remembered tina; some let
ters in the alphabet far exceed others in the
number of words beginning with them, and ana
are among the prolific letters Thus we ma
IN this volume that no fewer than 600 pages
ire occupied by T. and that il covers 10000 words
md 1000 spccial phrases Another circumstance
70 be considered is the immense number of tech
meal and scientific terms which are included IN
this dictionary words, hundreds Of which have
only come into use or been invented during tne
las; few wears The treatment of such tPchnlca'
words. moreover, involves the consumption Oh
more than ordinary space. inaSmuch as the deIinl
lions and illustrations must be broad anu iuh
HThc Century Dictionary" however, While iuiIN
maintaining its encyclopaedia character. pays the
1Tm1T attention 10 common and familiar words,
and many striking evidences OF inns MAY w
found in the prcscn, volume. The same care ana
fitness which mark the definitions govern the
selections of the cuts " hereveT poSsip' t''S'
rcprcsent striking important and typical thihGs
,,ructurcS. etc. as in the architectural articcs
md those relating to zoology. etc. Inc me
,hanical beauty and finish of these cuts' more
nycr. is noteworthy. and cXccls anything OF me
kind before attempted in any country Inc
ranidity with which tho great dictionary IS pelhS
prosecuted is in itself memorable circumstance
THO first volume was issued in October. l'N9'
and the sixth and last will II Is now announced
lc nuhlished hy the summer of 1871. ~ Is Il
monumental enterprise. and II Is being cariIeu
forward in every respect with most cfcdI'"o"
thoroughncss and perfection