Four editions of Roget's International Thesaurus. Four volumes a stated first printing June 1946, this without a jacket and with library markings and a withdrawn stamp; a stated second printing 1946, this in a dust jacket; a stated nineteenth printing 1960, this in a dust jacket with losses; and a stated eighth printing, 1953, this without a jacket. Worn overall.

Stephen Sondheim's use of thesauruses in his writing is well known - particularly the 1946 edition of Roget's International Thesaurus here present in the first and second printings of that year and two early reprints. Mr. Sondheim's use of this particular thesaurus is mentioned in a 2010 interview with Jeffery Brown of PBS where it was noted: "Sondheim writes lying down, better for a quick nap when things aren't going well, he says. He uses an old rhyming dictionary and a 1946 edition of "Roget's Thesaurus."