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  2. Funk & Wagnalls was an American publisher known for its reference works, including A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1st ed. 1893–5), and the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia (25 volumes, 1st ed. 1912).

  3. Adam Willis Wagnalls (September 24, 1843 – September 3, 1924) was an American publisher who was the co-founder of the Funk & Wagnalls Company established in 1877.

  4. Funk & Wagnalls dictionaries, family of English-language dictionaries noted for their emphasis on ease of use and current usage. (Read H.L. Mencken’s 1926 Britannica essay on American English.) The first Funk & Wagnalls dictionary was A Standard Dictionary of the English Language (1893).

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  5. Jan 1, 1983 · More than 25,000 articles, 9,300 illustrations (4,200 in full color), and 317 Hammond Maps (257 in full color) make Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia a truly comprehensive reference, updated and enlarged for 1993. (January 1, 1983) Language ‏ : ‎ English. Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 29 pages.

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    • Leon L. & Robert S. Phillips & Norma H. Dickey (editors) BRAM
  6. After efforts resumed in 1991, the company proceeded to illustrate the approximately 25,000 articles using an array of sound files and maps as well as more than 5,000 public domain images and a small selection of videos. Approximately 40 percent of the articles were biographies.

  7. Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia is one of the most widely used and well-regarded reference works in the English language. The publication of the 1993 Library Edition makes this...

  8. Nov 29, 2023 · Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia covers an array of topics containing images, brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas. Updated annually.

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