One of my favourite possessions is The Compact Edition Of The Oxford English Dictionary, which is the complete text of the multi-volume OED shrunk down into two

One of my favourite possessions is The Compact Edition Of The Oxford English Dictionary, which is the complete text of the multi-volume OED shrunk down into two volumes totalling about 4000 pages (it comes in a case with a drawer for a magnifying glass). I got it for next to nothing on eBay a few years ago. I don’t use it every day but it’s wonderful for browsing and inspiration in the way this article describes. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-compact-oxford-english-dictionary-9780198612582?cc=gb&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-compact-oxford-e... This is the single-volume second edition. Mine is the two-volume first edition.