Webster’s International Dictionary of the English Language

Noah Porter, ed

Webster’s International Dictionary of the English Language

Springfield, MA

G. & C. Merriam Co.

1890. Printing of 1894

In 1889, the copyright protection in the 1847 edition of Webster’s American Dictionary expired, and it passed into the public domain. G. & C. Merriam Co. had worked mightily to improve the Webster brand, with significant revisions in 1864, 1879, and 1884. Then, in 1890, Merriam issued this “international” edition, which retailed for $12 to $15 per copy (wholesale $8 to $10). This became Merriam’s flagship dictionary. It was published simultaneously in London. 

Ex coll. Karolyne & Bryan A. Garner. HHD no. 89