Mega Hellēno-Anglikon Lexikon: Tē Synergasia Epiteleiou Eidikotētōn

Athens, Greece: Exdoseiz G. K. Eleutheroudakēs A. E., 1960. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Large Octavo in red boards, gilt titles; 1681 pp; 22 cm Near Fine+; near imperceptible bumping to tail of spine, a clean and tight copy. Hardcover.

An impressively large Greek- English dictionary. William Crighton was a nineteenth-century Scottish classicist and educator who served as the coordinating editor of the Mega Hellēno-Anglikon Lexikon, published in Athens as a collaborative Greek–English dictionary explicitly produced “through the cooperation of a staff of specialists.” Crighton served as editorial mediator, organizing and standardizing contributions from multiple scholars and adapting established philological authorities—especially Liddell–Scott and German lexicographical traditions—to the educational needs of the modern Greek state. His importance lies in this bridging role between Anglophone classical scholarship and Greek academic reform, with the lexicon standing as a representative product of late-nineteenth-century collaborative philology rather than a personal authorial achievement. | **Somewhat bulky item. Additional shipping fees may be requested for expedited, priority, or international orders.**