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Dictionaries
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1868 3vol The National GazetteerLondon: 1868Three well preserved nineteenth century volumes comprising the uncommon first edition of the national gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland by Virtue, illustrated with plenty county atlas and numerous coloured maps. -
c1800 Johnson's Dictionary in MiniatureNot Stated: c1800A pocket-sized edition of Johnson's renowned dictionary, bound in reverse calf. -
1836 Todd's Johnson's DictionaryLondon: 1836A smart, pocket sized edition of Samuel Johnson's famous dictionary of the English language. -
1833 2vol A Dictionary of Spanish PaintersLondon: 1833A very charming first edition set comprising a scarce and comprehensive biography of various Spanish painters. In two volumes. -
c1900 Chambers's Biographical Dictionary: The Great of all Nations and all TimesLondon and Edinburgh: c1900A marvellous comprehensive biographical dictionary from W & R Chambers. -
1920 The Dictionary of National BiographyLondon: 1920An attractive uncommon edition rebound in leather of this dictionary comprising a concise national biography up to 1911. -
1926 The New Gresham Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1926An illustrated Gresham English dictionary, containing plates and colour maps bound the rear. -
c1887 The Universal Dictionary of Biography and MythologyLondon: c1887A lovely dictionary containing the names of important historical and mythological figures bound across four volumes. -
1902 The Student's English DictionaryLondon: 1902An thorough English literary, scientific, etymological and pronunciation with a number of appendices. -
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1826 Etymons of English WordsEdinburgh: 1826The first edition of John Thomson's study into the etymology of English words, tracing their history. -
1824 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1824A marvellous and scarce edition of this standard dictionary of the English language. -
1802 A New Biographical DictionaryLondon: 1802A beautiful pocket-sized edition of this biographical dictionary. -
1795 A Compendious Geographical DictionaryLondon: 1795A wonderful fine binding of this thorough dictionary with folding maps. -
1902 The Letters of Robert Louis StevensonLondon: 1902A finely bound, two volume set of Robert Louis Stevenson's letters. A fantastic insight into the correspondence of this important novelist's correspondence. -
1839 A Dictionary of General Knowledge; or, An Explanation of Words and Things Connected with All the Arts and SciencesLondon: 1839A charming school binding of this dictionary of general knowledge -
1854 The New Household Receipt-BookLondon: 1854The first U.K. edition of Sarah Josepha Hale's guide to the running of a Victorian American household. -
1861 The Dictionary of Daily WantsLondon: 1861A charming Victorian dictionary discussing the daily wants of a household, compiled by Robert Kemp Philip. -
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c1940 Bloomsbury Group Letters Leonard Woolf Vanessa Bell Duncan Grant Naomi MitchisonNone: c1960A fantastic selection of Bloomsbury Group letters. All addressed to one Miss Monica Young from Vanessa Bell, Leonard Woolf, Naomi Michison and Duncan Grant. -
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1888 A Glossary of Words Used in the Neighbourhood of SheffieldLondon: 1888A signed, first edition copy of this dictionary on the colloquialisms used in Sheffield. With marginal notes from the author. -
1901 A Dictionary of the English and German Languages For Home and SchoolLondon: 1901A smartly rebound English-German dictionary, by the noted German lexicographer Felix Flugel. -
1811 Encyclopaedia LondinensisLondon: 1811-1821A scarce, six volume set of John Wilkes' noted encyclopaedia. First edition of these uniformly bound volumes. -
1832 A Dictionary of the English Language: in Which the Words are DeducedLondon: 1832A lovely early edition of Samuel Johnson's influential dictionary of the English language, illustrated with a frontispiece. -
1885 Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal InformationLondon: 1885A professionally rebacked eighteenth edition of Vincent's extensive dictionary of dated. -
1812 Series Dell’ Edizioni de’ Testi de Lingua ItalianaMilan: 1812The second edition of this Italian reference work, a bibliographical work on books written about the Italian language. -
1829 Pocket Dictionary of the Spanish and English LanguagesLondon: 1829An early nineteenth century dictionary for learning Spanish, complete in two parts, with a Spanish to English section, and an English to Spanish section. -
1837 A New Guide to German and English ConversationLondon: 1837A very scarce first edition of John Rowbotham's guide to the German language, detailing many useful phrases and information for tourists in Germany. -
1760 A Dictionary of The English and Italian LanguagesLondon: 1760A scarce first edition copy of Joseph Baretti's noted Italian to English dictionary. A great success, this work was reprinted numerous times for centuries. -
1907 The Society of Artists of Great Britain 1760-1791 The Free Society of ArtistsLondon: 1907The first edition of this reference work looking at the Society of Artists in Great Britain during the eighteenth century. -
1734 The Dictionary Historical and Critical The Second EditionLondon: 1734A smartly bound, complete, second edition set of this important dictionary. The second edition of this work is considered the best of this influential and important scholarly work. -
1837 A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1837A two volume set of this landmark dictionary, which was a pioneering work in the discipline of philology. -
1836 Dictionnaire General et Grammatical des Dictionnaires Francais Tome SecondParis: 1836An updated third edition copy of the second volume in Napoleon Landais' landmark French grammatical dictionary. -
1858 The Dictionary of Daily WantsLondon: c1858Rare in the original boards, a three volume collection of dictionaries featuring a wealth of knowledge of practical utility. -
The Concise Dictionary of National BiographyOxford: 1967-79A two volume set of 'The Concise Dictionary of National Biography', both held in the original unclipped dustwrappers. -
1844 BIOGRAPHIE PORTATIVE UNIVERSELLE Portable Univeral Biography J DubochetParis: 1844A nicely bound copy of this French collection of biographies. -
1836 DICTIONNAIRE de Versification WAILLY French LatinParis: 1836A Latin to French dictionary reference work, by Alfred de Wailly.