✅ Vintage Webster's Shorter School Dictionary
✅ Based upon Webster's New International Dictionary
✅ Published by American Book Company / G. & C. Merriam Co.
✅ Original cloth hardcover binding
✅ Wonderful piece of American education history
✅ Includes school ownership markings and vintage student names
✅ Detached pages included (see photos)
Well folks... this little dictionary clearly earned its diploma. 🎓📚
Unlike some books that spend their lives sitting on shelves looking pretty, this one actually went to school.
Stamped from the Molen District School, with several student names lovingly penciled inside (the Rasmussen family certainly got their money's worth!), this dictionary tells a story far beyond the words inside.
It survived countless spelling bees, vocabulary quizzes, homework assignments, and probably at least one teacher who declared...
"Look it up!"
Mission accomplished.
Please review all photographs carefully.
Condition includes:
This is being sold as a vintage collectible reference book.
Published by the American Book Company in collaboration with G. & C. Merriam Company, Webster's Shorter School Dictionary introduced generations of American students to spelling, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary.
Books like this one were classroom staples throughout the first half of the 20th century and often remained in families for decades.
Its school ownership markings and handwritten names add genuine historical character that many collectors appreciate.
🦩 Perfect for decorating a vintage classroom, office, or library.
🦩 Makes a fantastic movie prop for a period classroom scene.
🦩 Wonderful addition to Americana, education, or Webster dictionary collections.
🦩 Great conversation starter—especially if someone asks how students survived before Google.
Fred tried looking up "flamingo." We regret informing everyone that he is now correcting everyone's pronunciation.
Every vintage book receives careful packaging with plenty of protection before leaving the FFC.
We happily combine shipping on multiple purchases.
Be sure to visit our eBay store—we're constantly rescuing antique books, school memorabilia, maps, historical ephemera, collectibles, glassware, toys, and all sorts of wonderful treasures from history.
Searchable Keywords:
Webster School Dictionary, Webster's Shorter School Dictionary, Merriam Dictionary, Vintage School Book, Antique Dictionary, American Book Company, Classroom Book, Vintage Education, Americana, Schoolhouse, Student Dictionary, Reference Book, School Memorabilia, Educational Collectible, Webster New International Dictionary, Vintage Classroom, Primitive School Decor