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Dictionaries
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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 -
1804 A Dictionary of Polite LiteratureLondon: 1804A charming two volume set of dictionaries regarding mythology -
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. -
1888-1928 A New English Dictionary on Historical PrinciplesOxford: 1888-1928A complete first edition of the monumental 'Oxford English Dictionary', complete here in fourteen volumes. -
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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. -
1969 Dictionnaire Alphabetique et Analogique de la Langue FrancaiseParis: 1969A comprehensive dictionary of the French language by French Lexicographer, Paul Robert. -
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 Compact Edition of the Dictionary of National BiographyOxford: 1975A lovely example of this two volume set of works, held in the original cloth covered slipcase. This micrographical version of the Dictionary of National Biography is in excellent condition. -
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. -
c1804 English Welsh Vocabulary THOMAS EVANS ScarceMerthyr : c1804A scarce copy of this English and Welsh dictionary and guide to vocabulary and grammar. -
1836 Le Petit Secretaire Parisien PORQUET FrenchLondon: 1836A bright, clean edition of the scarce 'Le Petit Secretaire Parisien' by Louis Fenwick de Porquet. -
1826 English Synonymes with Copious Illustrations and Explanations George CrabbLondon: 1826A nice copy of this popular nineteenth century reference work, 'English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and Explanations, Drawn from the Best Writers.'