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1871 Noble Thoughts in Noble Language: Being a Treasury of ReferenceLondon: [1871]The scarce first edition of Henry Southgate's encyclopaedia of philosophical thoughts, in a full decorative morocco binding. -
1891 The Little Cyclopaedia of Common ThingsLondon: 1891A useful illustrated encyclopaedia by Sir George Cox, bound in a full calf prize binding. -
2003 The Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egyptian ArchitectureLondon: 2003A very smart first English edition of this complete encyclopaedia of ancient Egyptian architecture, with illustrations. -
1968 Essays on the Encyclopedie of Diderot and D'AlembertLondon: 1968A smart first edition of this collection of essays on the Encyclopedie of Diderot and D'Alembert. -
1869 Cyclopaedic Science SimplifiedLondon : 1869The very scarce first edition of this broad encyclopedia of scientific discoveries, inventions and materials, illustrated profusely throughout. -
1967 Jane's Fighting Ships, 1966-1967London: 1967The 1966-1967 annual of 'Jane's Fighting Ships', an encyclopaedic reference work to the world's navies. -
1910 Cupid's CyclopediaNew York: 1910A beautifully illustrated copy of this delightful encyclopedia compiled for Cupid by Oliver Herford and John Cecil Clay. -
1770-1775 Histoire Naturelle des OiseauxParis: 1770-1775The first six volumes only of the first edition of the Comte de Buffon's lavishly illustrated natural history work on birds. -
1769-1770 Histoire Naturelle, Generale et ParticuliereParis: 1769-1770Volumes I-V, VII, VIII and XIII of this thirteen volume 'nouvelle edition' of Buffon's illustrated 'Histoire Naturelle', examining life on Earth. -
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1965 The Encyclopaedia of BoxingLondon: 1965A smart third edition of this complete encyclopaedia of boxing, signed by the author. -
c1888-1892 3vol The New Popular Educator: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary and Advanced EducationLondon: c1888-1892A six volume set bound in three volumes of the New Popular Educator, an educational encyclopaedia. -
1826 The Portable Encyclopaedia: Or, A Dictionary of the Arts and SciencesLondon: 1826A smart and comprehensive portable encyclopaedia on the arts and sciences, with illustrations throughout. -
1720 Dictionaire Historique et Critique, Tome II et Tome IIIRotterdam: 1720Volumes II and III of the third edition of this important and extensive French dictionary, in smart full calf bindings. -
1778 Nouveau Dictionnaire Francois-Anglois & Anglois-FrancoisLondon: 1778A very smart two volume English and French dictionary, authored by Louis Chambaud. -
1714 Il Dittionario Imperiale. I. L'Italiana con la Francese Tedesca e LatinaFrancoforte [Frankfurt]: 1714Part I of Giovanni Veneroni's very scarce Italian-French-Latin-German dictionary. -
1680 Dictionarium Novum Latinum et GallicumParisiis [Paris]: 1680The second edition of Pierre Danet's very scarce French and Latin dictionary, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece. -
1933 American Biography: A New CyclopediaNew York: 1933A smart copy of this encyclopaedia of American biography, with portrait illustrations throughout. -
1828 The Etymological Compendium, or Portfolio of Origins and InventionsLondon: 1828A scarce first edition of this compendium of origins and inventions, with an account of London and its public buildings. -
1789 An Improved System of Modern GeographyDublin: 1789A very scarce 'new edition, considerably enlarged and corrected' of William Guthrie's geographical, historical and commercial grammar. -
1770 A New Royal and Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, A-GLondon: 1770The first volume only of the first edition thus of this very scarce, richly illustrated, two volume encyclopaedia of arts and sciences. -
1937 An Encyclopaedia of PacifismLondon : 1937An encyclopaedia on pacifism and the philosophical reasons for non violent methods of resisting war. -
1809 The British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and SciencesLondon: 1809A beautifully illustrated six volume encyclopaedia by the chemist William Nicholson, in lovely diced calf bindings. -
1883 Cassell's Concise CyclopaediaLondon: 1883A handsomely bound cyclopaedia, in full calf with crest of Elizabeth College to front board. -
1880-1884 3vol The Popular Educator: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary, Advanced, and Technical EducationLondon: 1880-1884A complete six volumes in three books of the new and revised encyclopaedia. -
1911 Nouvelle Pratique Medico-Chirurgicale Tome IParis: 1911The first volume from this illustrated medical encyclopaedia. Published in French. -
1902 Internationell SignalbokStockholm : 1902A Swedish copy of this book of signals, with colour plates. -
1897 Dictionnaire des OperasParis: 1897A lovely copy of Felix Clement and Pierre Larousse's dictionary of French operas and comic operas. -
1827-1828 4vol Allgemeine Encyklopadie der Gesamten Land und Hauswirtschaft der DeutschenLeipzig: 1827-1828Volumes one, two, four, and six, of this twelve volume encyclopedia of the Germans, in the original German language. -
1797-1808 9 vols in 5 Manuel de Curieux et des Amateurs de L'ArtParis; Zurich: 1797-1808Nine volumes of this French manual of engravers. -
1886 2vol The Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical EducationLondon: 1886Issues one to four of the Technical Series from Cassell's Popular Educator, bound into two volumes. -
2010 The Rose: A True HistoryLondon: 2010An exceptional first impression of this horticultural study of the rose by Jennifer Potter. -
1897 The Encyclopaedia of SportLondon: 1897-98The first edition in two volumes of this extensive nineteenth-century pictorial sporting encyclopaedia. -
1814 A Grammar of Botany; Containing an Explanation of the System of LinnaeusLondon: 1814The second edition of Robert John Thornton's collection of grammar and terms relating to botany, illustrated with forty-five plates. -
1907-1914 I.C.S. Reference Library Engineering and ConstructionLondon: 1907-1914Two early editions of the I.C.S. Reference Library including works on engineering and construction. -
1924 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire 1924London : 1924A comprehensive directory for Staffordshire with the colour folding map. -
1949 Kelly's Directory of Lincoln and NeighbourhoodLondon: 1949The scarce 1949 edition of Kelly's Directory for Lincoln with advertisements in colour.