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BEETON’S DICTIONARY of UNIVERSAL INFORMATION. Complete, A to Z. Comprising Geography, Biography, History, Mythology, Biblical Knowledge, Chronology, with the Pronunciation of every Proper Name.
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BEETON’S DICTIONARY of UNIVERSAL INFORMATION. A to Z. Comprising a Complete Summary of the Moral, Mathematical, Physical, and Natural Sciences; A Plain Description of the Arts; an Interesting Synopsis of Literary Knowledge, with the Etymology and Pronunciation of every Leading Term.
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THE SELF-AID CYCLOPÆDIA FOR SELF-TAUGHT STUDENTS. Comprising General Drawing; Architectural, Mechanical, and Engineering Drawing; Ornamental Drawing and Design; Mechanics and Mechanism; the Steam Engine. By Robert Scott Burn, F.S.A.E., &c., Author of “Lessons of My Farm,” &c. 690 pp., demy 8vo.
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BEETON’S DICTIONARY of UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHY. Being the Lives of Eminent Persons of all Times, with the Pronunciation of every Name.
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THE DICTIONARY OF EVERY-DAY DIFFICULTIES IN READING, WRITING, and SPEAKING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; or, Hard Words Made Easy. A Complete Epitome of valuable Explanations and Definitions of Difficult English and Foreign Words, Phrases, and Expressions, with the Correct Pronunciation of each word. By Edward Shelton, Author of “The Historical Finger-Post;” Assistant Editor of “The Dictionary of Daily Wants,” “Hints and Helps for Every-Day Emergencies,” &c. 364 pp., crown 8vo.
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MILNER AND PETERMANN’S DESCRIPTIVE ATLAS. Being a Series of Maps Illustrative of Astronomy and Physical and Political Geography, with descriptive letterpress by the Rev. Thomas Milner, M.A., F.R.G.S., Author of “The Gallery of Nature,” &c., &c. The Maps of Physical and Political Geography constructed, or carefully revised and corrected, by Augustus Petermann, F.R.G.S., Honorary and Corresponding Member of the Geographical Societies of Berlin and Frankfort.
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WEBSTER’S UNIVERSAL PRONOUNCING and DEFINING DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Condensed from Noah Webster’s large Work, with numerous Synonyms, carefully discriminated, by Chauncey A. Goodrich, D.D., Professor in Yale College. To which are added “Walker’s Key” to the Pronunciation of Classical and Scriptural Proper Names; a Vocabulary of Modern Geographical Names, Phrases and Quotations from the Ancient and Modern Languages; Abbreviations used in Writing, Printing, &c. 634 pp.
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WEBSTER’S PEOPLE’S PORTABLE DICTIONARY of the ENGLISH LANGUAGE. Condensed and adapted to the English Orthography and Usages, with Additions from various sources. By Chas. Robson.
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GERMAN-ENGLISH and ENGLISH-GERMAN DICTIONARY; to which is added a Pocket Companion for Travellers, containing a Collection of Conversations, a Geographical Vocabulary, and a Table of Coins, &c., by Dr. F. E. Feller. Eighth edition. Thick 32mo, half-bound, 3s. 6d.
