Compiled by F. G. Fowler and H. W. Fowler, with this edition revised by E. McIntosh and etymologies revised by G. W. S. Friedrichsen. First issued in 1924, the Pocket Oxford Dictionary became one of the most widely used compact English dictionaries of the 20th century. This fifth edition includes revised definitions and updated etymologies, along with a supplementary section of Australian and New Zealand words. Dark blue boards with gilt (gold) lettering and Oxford crest to the spine.