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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Volume 6, Slice 7

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Columbus" to "Condottiere" Volume 6, Slice 7

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7, is a reference work that gathers concise articles…

Cover of Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopædia of Sports and Amusements

Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopædia of Sports and Amusements

Every Boy’s Book presents itself as an exhaustive reference for young readers interested in sport, games and…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Volume 2, Slice 5

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" Volume 2, Slice 5

Various

The entry begins with a concise biographical sketch of Arculf, a Gallican bishop who made a pilgrimage to the…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Jevons, Stanley" to "Joint" Volume 15, Slice 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Jevons, Stanley" to "Joint" Volume 15, Slice 4

Various

This volume is a segment of the eleventh‑edition Encyclopaedia Britannica, specifically slice 4 of volume 15,…

Cover of The watchmakers' hand book: Intended as a Workshop Companion for Those Engaged in Watchmaking and Allied Mechanical Arts

The watchmakers' hand book: Intended as a Workshop Companion for Those Engaged in Watchmaking and Allied Mechanical Arts

Claudius Saunier

The watchmakers’ hand book is a practical manual aimed at the modern watch repairer, whose apprenticeship has…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Frost" to "Fyzabad" Volume 11, Slice 3

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Frost" to "Fyzabad" Volume 11, Slice 3

Various

The volume is a segment of the 11th‑edition Encyclopaedia Britannica, a scholarly reference work compiled by…

Cover of Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Oscar Wilde

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Malta" to "Map, Walter" Volume 17, Slice 5

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Malta" to "Map, Walter" Volume 17, Slice 5

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly overview of Malta, the largest island of the…

Cover of The 2000 CIA World Factbook

The 2000 CIA World Factbook

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 2000 CIA World Factbook is a comprehensive reference work compiled by the United States Central…

The Browning Cyclopædia: A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning

The Browning Cyclopædia: A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning

Edward Berdoe

Edward Berdoe’s The Browning Cyclopædia is a scholarly reference rather than a narrative, positioned as a…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Edwardes, Sir Herbert Benjamin" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Volume 9, Slice 1

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Edwardes, Sir Herbert Benjamin" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Volume 9, Slice 1

Various

The volume is a segment of the 11th‑edition Encyclopaedia Britannica, a nineteenth‑century reference work…

The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America, to Which are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches

The Book of Religions Comprising the Views, Creeds, Sentiments, or Opinions, of All the Principal Religious Sects in the World, Particularly of All Christian Denominations in Europe and America, to Which are Added Church and Missionary Statistics, Together With Biographical Sketches

John Hayward

John Hayward’s The Book of Religions is an exhaustive reference work that gathers, in a single volume, the…

Cover of Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious

Names: and Their Meaning; A Book for the Curious

Leopold Wagner

Leopold Wagner’s Names: and Their Meaning is a reference work that sets out to catalogue the origins and…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Volume 8, Slice 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" Volume 8, Slice 4

Various

The volume you are opening is a segment of the 11th Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, a reference work…

The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002

The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002

Jim Tinsley

The work is a practical FAQ written in 2002 by Jim Tinsley, aimed at volunteers who want to help turn…

Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English)

Mr. Honey's Medium Business Dictionary (German-English)

Winfried Honig

Cover of The 2008 CIA World Factbook

The 2008 CIA World Factbook

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 2008 CIA World Factbook is a comprehensive reference work that assembles statistical and descriptive data…

The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature

The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature

Frank Parsons

Frank Parsons’s The World’s Best Books is a self‑conscious guide to literary selection, presented as the…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Ireland" to "Isabey, Jean Baptiste" Volume 14, Slice 7

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Ireland" to "Isabey, Jean Baptiste" Volume 14, Slice 7

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly entry on Ireland that reads like a compact…

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1962 January - June

Library of Congress. Copyright Office

The volume is a reference work compiled by the Library of Congress Copyright Office that records every…

Cover of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William"
 Volume 10, Slice 1

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" Volume 10, Slice 1

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition remains a monumental reference work, and this slice of Volume X…

Cover of Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Richard F. Burton

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Richard F. Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton

Cover of Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Arthur Conan Doyle

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section I, J, K, and L

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section I, J, K, and L

Noah Project Gutenberg; Webster

The work is a scholarly reference that catalogues the letters, words, and scientific terms beginning with I,…