The Charlie Brown Dictionary by Charles M. Schulz
Cover of the single-volume edition, Random House, 1973
The seventies called. They want their fancy Bookman swashes back.
The Charlie Brown Dictionary was based on Wendell W. Wright’s The Rainbow Dictionary from 1947, but now featuring the Peanuts for the illustrations. Various editions have been published, including a single-volume edition by Random House and two multi-volume ones by World Publishing, New York – in six volumes (A–Co, Co–Gr, Gr–Mi, Mi–Ri, Ri–Te, Te–Z) and in eight (A–B, C–E, F–H, I–Mo, Mo–P, Q–St, St–Tu, Tu–Z) – all from 1973. Several books are available in digitized form from the Internet Archive. From The Bark of the Beech Tree:
Over the eight volumes, some 2500 words are defined in 512 pages, and there are over 600 pictures, plus 50 full page state maps. Volume 1 carries an introductory “Explanation” on how the dictionary works, and each subsequent volume has a short reminder.
Spine of the single-volume edition, Random House, 1973
Covers of the 8-volume edition by World Publishing, 1973
Covers of the 8-volume edition by World Publishing, 1973
Back cover of the volume “Gr to Mi” from the 6-volume edition by World Publishing, 1973
2 Comments on “The Charlie Brown Dictionary by Charles M. Schulz”
What in the world is a “Sixties Bookman” really about?
Hi Jay,
Follow the link in the footnote and you’ll find the specimen pdf for Bookmania. On pages 14 and 15, Mark Simonson included “The Bookmania Story”, a concise overview of the various Bookmans, with illustrations.
“Sixties Bookman” is not an official name. In period specimens, it typically went under names like Bookman Bold (Italic) with Swash. This variant doesn’t have an entry on its own at Fonts In Use, and is grouped under Bookman.