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Dictionaries
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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. -
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. -
1895 Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages and NationsLondon: 1895A smart twenty-first edition of this vast dictionary of dates and historical information from across the world. -
1976-86 A Short-Title Catalogue of Books Printed in England Scotland and IrelandLondon: 1976-86The second edition of this comprehensive bibliography of English, Scottish and Irish books, in their original dust wrappers. -
1888 A Smaller Classical Dictionary of Biography, Mythology, and GeographyLondon: 1888An abridged and condensed version of William Smith's dictionary on classical mythology, bound in half calf. -
1827 The Universal Biographical DictionaryLondon: 1827An extensive new edition of the Universal Biographical Dictionary, with a folding plate. -
1859 2vol Beeton's Dictionary of Universal InformationLondon: 1859A comprehensive and copiously illustrated Victorian dictionary of general knowledge, published and edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton. -
c1742 An Universal Etymological DictionaryLondon: c1742One of the most popular dictionaries ever published, Nathan Bailey's extensive reference work on the English language. -
1797 Chambaud's Dictionary, French and English and English and FrenchLondon: 1797An essential French and English dictionary, a concise volume containing a wealth of linguistic knowledge. -
1827 A Classical Dictionary; Containing a Copious Account of all the Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient AuthorsLondon: 1827A smart fourteenth edition of this classical dictionary from English classical scholar, John Lempriere. -
1939 The Dictionary of National Biography, Epitome of the Beginnings to 1930London: 1939The concise dictionary of national biography from the beginnings to 1930; an epitome of volumes covering the beginnings to 1930. -
1904 The Century Encyclopedia of NamesLondon: 1904A smartly bound edition of this comprehensive encyclopaedia of names, a fantastic etymological resource. -
1839 2vol Biographical Dictionary of Painters, Sculptors, Engravers, and ArchitectsLondon: 1839A smart copy of this new edition of the biographical dictionary of artists, in two volumes. -
1858 An Encyclopaedia of Rural SportsLondon: 1858A scarce, new edition of Delabere Blaine's encyclopaedia of rural sports, including fishing, shooting and racing. -
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. -
1927 The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English LanguageNew York and London: 1927A smart copy of this illustrated concise standard English dictionary. -
1936 Nelson's Biographical DictionaryLondon: 1936Handsomely bound in a quarter morocco Riviere signed binding. -
1946 The Student's Romanised Practical Dictionary Hindustani-English and English-HindustaniAllahabad: 1946A smartly bound scarce sixth edition of this Hindustani to English and English to Hindustani dictionary. -
1887 Kabail VocabularyLondon : 1887A very scarce book of Kabail vocabulary written by Francis William Newman. -
1872 A Concise Dictionary of the Bible; its Antiquities, Biography, Geography, and Natural HistoryLondon: 1872A scarce third edition of this illustrated dictionary to the Bible, edited by William Smith. -
1785 2vol A Dictionary of the English LanguageLondon: 1785A smart sixth edition of Johnson's dictionary of the English language, in contemporary leather binding. -
1808 A Topographical Dictionary of the United KingdomLondon: 1808A smart first edition of this topographical dictionary for the UK, with folding maps throughout. -
1900 The Public School Word-BookLondon: 1900A comprehensive glossary of words, phrases and turns of expression used in Public Schools around 1900. -
1942 Dictionary of Effective SpeechNew York: 1942A very smart edition of this guide for writers and speakers of the English language by Eric Partridge, with original unclipped dust wrapper. -
1953 You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its AlliesLondon: 1953A first edition of this dependable guide to punctuation by Eric Partridge. -
1933 Slang To-day and YesterdayNew York: 1933The revised, third edition of Partridge's work documenting the development of slang throughout history. -
1948 A Dictionary of Forces Slang 1939-1945London: 1948An amusing collaboration of ex-military veterans, presenting their experience of slang in the British army, navy and air force between 1939 and 1945. -
1888 A Classical Dictionary: Containing a Copious Account of all the Proper Names Mentioned in Ancient AuthorsLondon : 1888An extensive classical dictionary, helpful for the study of the classics, in the second edition. -
c1861 Beeton's Dictionary of Universal InformationLondon: c1861A smart three volume set of this comprehensive reference work, complete with folding plates. -
1884 The Dictionary of English HistoryLondon: 1884A lovely copy of Sidney Low and F.S. Pulling's exhaustive dictionary of English history. -
1947 Dansk-Engelsk OrdbogCopenhagen: 1947A very scarce Danish-English language dictionary prepared by Alfred Bolbjerg, from the Berlin Dictionaries series. -
1948 Dictionnaire critque et documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et GraveursNot Stated : 1948-55The new limited edition of E. Bénézit's extensive French dictionary of artists in eight bright volumes. -
1770 Dizionario Italiano, Latino e Francese, in cui si Contiene, Non SolamenteLione: 1770An extensive Italian, Latin, and French dictionary compiled by Annibale Antonini, a conclusive reference work on the languages. -
1749 2Vol Universalis Concionandi seu, Dictionarium MoraleAugustae Vindelicorum et Graecii [Augsburg and Greece]: 1749A very scarce, two volume, mid eighteenth century alphabetised catalogue of Catholic sermons. -
1665 Nouvelle Methode pour Apprendre avec Facilite les Principes de la Langue LatineParis: 1665A smartly rebound copy of Claude Lancelot's guide to learning the principles of the Latin language, from the mid-17th century.