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Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "England" to "English Finance" Volume 9, Slice 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "England" to "English Finance" Volume 9, Slice 4

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4, is a scholarly reference work that presents a…

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

John Jamieson

John Jamieson’s An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language is a scholarly reference work that…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Destructors" to "Diameter" Volume 8, Slice 3

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Destructors" to "Diameter" Volume 8, Slice 3

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 3, is a reference work that continues the alphabetic…

Cover of French Idioms and Proverbs A Companion to Deshumbert's "Dictionary of Difficulties"

French Idioms and Proverbs A Companion to Deshumbert's "Dictionary of Difficulties"

de V. Payen-Payne

This work is a scholarly reference guide to French idioms and proverbs, compiled as a companion to…

Cover of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Independence, Declaration of" to "Indo-European Languages"
 Volume 14, Slice 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Independence, Declaration of" to "Indo-European Languages" Volume 14, Slice 4

Various

The entry begins as a scholarly overview of the United States’ Declaration of Independence, situating the act…

Cover of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Dagupan" to "David"
 Volume 7, Slice 9

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Dagupan" to "David" Volume 7, Slice 9

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume VII, Slice 9, is a reference work that begins its…

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section P and Q

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section P and Q

Noah Project Gutenberg; Webster

The work is a segment of Noah Webster’s comprehensive dictionary, covering the letters P and Q.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "McKinley, William" to "Magnetism, Terrestrial" Volume 17, Slice 3

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "McKinley, William" to "Magnetism, Terrestrial" Volume 17, Slice 3

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume 17, Slice 3, is a reference work that compiles concise…

Cover of The 1992 CIA World Factbook

The 1992 CIA World Factbook

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 1992 CIA World Factbook is a government‑produced reference work that compiles concise statistical and…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Volume 6, Slice 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Volume 6, Slice 4

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4, is a reference work that gathers concise…

Cover of The 1993 CIA World Factbook

The 1993 CIA World Factbook

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 1993 CIA World Factbook is a comprehensive reference handbook that catalogues the political, geographic,…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Inscriptions" to "Ireland, William Henry" Volume 14, Slice 6

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Inscriptions" to "Ireland, William Henry" Volume 14, Slice 6

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly survey of ancient Semitic inscriptions,…

Cover of Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Leon Tolstoy

Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Leon Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Latin Language" to "Lefebvre, François-Joseph" Volume 16, Slice 3

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Latin Language" to "Lefebvre, François-Joseph" Volume 16, Slice 3

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition presents a scholarly survey of the Latin language, beginning with a…

Cover of The 1997 CIA World Factbook

The 1997 CIA World Factbook

United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 1997 CIA World Factbook is a government‑produced reference work that compiles basic intelligence on every…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Japan" (part) to "Jeveros" Volume 15, Slice 3

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Japan" (part) to "Jeveros" Volume 15, Slice 3

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Eleventh Edition, Volume 15, Slice III, is a reference work that compiles concise…

Cover of The book review digest, Volume 02, 1906

The book review digest, Volume 02, 1906

Various

The Book Review Digest, Volume 02 (1906) is a reference work that assembles the year’s most noteworthy…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Letter" to "Lightfoot, John" Volume 16, Slice 5

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Letter" to "Lightfoot, John" Volume 16, Slice 5

Various

The entry begins a series of alphabetically arranged articles that together form the “Letter” portion of the…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Mars" to "Matteawan" Volume 17, Slice 7

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Mars" to "Matteawan" Volume 17, Slice 7

Various

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

Cover of Memorabilia Mathematica; or, the Philomath's Quotation-Book

Memorabilia Mathematica; or, the Philomath's Quotation-Book

The work is a curated anthology of more than a thousand quotations on mathematics, assembled by Robert…

Cover of U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 January - June

U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1969 January - June

Library of Congress. Copyright Office

This volume is a systematic register of works whose U.S. copyright renewals were filed between January and…

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 05

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 05

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Liquid Gases" to "Logar" Volume 16, Slice 7

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Liquid Gases" to "Logar" Volume 16, Slice 7

Various

The entry begins a comprehensive survey of the scientific quest to turn gases into liquids, tracing the…

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Lefebvre, Tanneguy" to "Letronne, Jean Antoine" Volume 16, Slice 4

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Lefebvre, Tanneguy" to "Letronne, Jean Antoine" Volume 16, Slice 4

Various

Encyclopaedia Britannica’s 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4, is a reference work that presents concise…