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The Merriam brothers desired a continuity of editorship that would link Noah Webster's efforts with their own editions, so they selected Chauncey A. Goodrich, Webster's son-in-law and literary heir, who had been trained in lexicography by Webster himself, to be their editor in chief. Webster's son William also served as an editor of that first Merriam-Webster dictionary, which was published on September 24, 1847. Although Webster's work was honored, his big dictionaries had never sold well. The 1828 edition was priced at a whopping $20; in 13 years its 2,500 copies had not sold out. Similarly, the 1841 edition, only slightly more affordable at $15, moved slowly. Assuming that a lower price would increase sales, the Merriams introduced the 1847 edition at $6, and although Webster's heirs initially questioned this move, extraordinary sales that brought them $250,000 in royalties over the ensuing 25 years convinced them that the Merriams' decision had been abundantly sound. The first Merriam-

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书目信息 书号： 9780486819419 装 帧： Paperback 作 者： Claude Monet 页 数： 64 语 言：English 出版社： Dover Publications Inc. 开 本： 106 x 146 x 2.54mm | 45.36g 出版日期： 27 Oct 2017 以上信息均为网络信息，仅供参考，具体以实物为准

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Merriam-Webster, Incorporated is America's oldest and most respected publisher of dictionaries and other language reference products. Our staff of full-time lexicographers is the largest in America and our database of more than 16.5 million examples of words used in context is the most extensive in the world. With more than 170 years of accumulated knowledge and expertise this distinguished company represents a tradition that dates back to Noah Webster.

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