The print edition

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The Oxford DNB is available at the new reduced price of £3250 or $6500. New customers also receive a year's subscription to the online edition when purchasing the print edition. For more information please see our order page.

• In print form the Oxford DNB consists of 60,000 pages in sixty volumes, together with a free copy of the index of contributors (also for sale separately).
• The complete set takes up 12 feet, or 3.6 metres, of shelf space.
• The text is printed on acid-free paper; this means that it fulfils the ANSI US longevity requirements.
• There are 10,000 portrait illustrations, shown next to the relevant biographies.
• The trimmed page size is 246 x 189 mm. Including the boards the books will be 252 mm high x 192 mm wide and spine width will be roughly 56 mm.

If you would like to receive a booklet showing a selection of articles in the book, printed on the correct paper and demonstrating the layout, please contact us.

Why buy a sixty-volume print set when the dictionary is available online?

• The work itself. The DNB is one of the fundamental reference points for the exploration of English-speaking cultures, and many others. Now completely refreshed and greatly extended, it redefines a shared historical and cultural landscape for all those who provide access to research resources, as well as for researchers themselves, in practically any discipline.
• The DNB is one of the most famous books in English. The new Oxford DNB will take its place as a modern classic. In book form it will remain your permanent archive, impervious to technical change, and will be seen as a historical landmark for the next hundred years.
• The online version complements the printed book. While the online edition makes light of searching and navigation, many readers still prefer to read longer articles in a printed book, especially when the biographies have the literary quality that has always been a hallmark of the DNB. Purchasing the Oxford DNB in print gives you the best of both worlds.

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