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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.
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1778 Nouveau Dictionnaire Francois-Anglois & Anglois-FrancoisLondon: 1778A very smart two volume English and French dictionary, authored by Louis Chambaud.
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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.
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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.
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1933 American Biography: A New CyclopediaNew York: 1933A smart copy of this encyclopaedia of American biography, with portrait illustrations throughout.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1937 An Encyclopaedia of PacifismLondon : 1937An encyclopaedia on pacifism and the philosophical reasons for non violent methods of resisting war.
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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.
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1883 Cassell's Concise CyclopaediaLondon: 1883A handsomely bound cyclopaedia, in full calf with crest of Elizabeth College to front board.
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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.
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1911 Nouvelle Pratique Medico-Chirurgicale Tome IParis: 1911The first volume from this illustrated medical encyclopaedia. Published in French.
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1902 Internationell SignalbokStockholm : 1902A Swedish copy of this book of signals, with colour plates.
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1897 Dictionnaire des OperasParis: 1897A lovely copy of Felix Clement and Pierre Larousse's dictionary of French operas and comic operas.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2010 The Rose: A True HistoryLondon: 2010An exceptional first impression of this horticultural study of the rose by Jennifer Potter.
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1897 The Encyclopaedia of SportLondon: 1897-98The first edition in two volumes of this extensive nineteenth-century pictorial sporting encyclopaedia.
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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.
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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.
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1924 Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire 1924London : 1924A comprehensive directory for Staffordshire with the colour folding map.
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1949 Kelly's Directory of Lincoln and NeighbourhoodLondon: 1949The scarce 1949 edition of Kelly's Directory for Lincoln with advertisements in colour.
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1883 Buch der Schmetterlinge und RaupenHalle: 1883A wonderful study of Lepidoptera, illustrated with sixteen chromolithographic plates of caterpillars and butterflies.
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1843 2 Vols Encyclopedia of Antiquities and Elements of ArchaeologyLondon: 1843A new edition of Fosbroke's useful encyclopedia of antiquities and archaeology
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1841 The Scientific and Literary TreasuryLondon: 1841Second edition of this popular scientific and literary dictionary by Samuel Maunder, a scarce work.
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1889 The Domestic WorldLondon: 1889This uncommon encyclopaedia sheds light on the expected presentation of the home at the end of the 19th century
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1984 Enciclopedia VirgilianaRoma : 1984-90A beautiful six-volume large paper edition of this comprehensive Virgilian Encyclopaedia in the original Italian, a scarce work.
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1847 The Household Book of Practical ReceiptsLondon: 1847An uncommon, mid nineteenth century reference work regarding general household tips and tricks, illustrated throughout.
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c1868 Le Livre de la Ferme et des Maisons de CampagneParis: c1868Encyclopaedic work dedicated to the farm and country house in two volumes.
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1912 The Teacher’s Encyclopaedia in Seven VolumesLondon: 1912The uncommon first edition of this educational encyclopaedia complete in seven beautifully illustrated volumes.
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1891-1894 8 vols Cassell's Encyclopaedia A Storehouse of General InformationLondon : 1891-1894A complete eight volume set of Cassell's Encyclopaedia, with colour plates.
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1934 Place-Names of ScotlandLondon: 1934In a sumptuous signed binding by Maltby's of Oxford, this is an excellent copy of the third edition of this detailed encyclopaedia of Scottish place names.
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1959 Sell's Directory of Registered Telegraphic Addresses 74th YearLondon: 1959The uncommon first edition of the 1959 annual of Sell's National Directory in the original publisher's binding.
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c1910 The Household Physician Two VolumesLondon: c1910A new and revised edition of this guidebook to household medicine, first aid and health maintenance for every day life.