English Dictionaries


A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth

Volume 12 (War-Zurnbarrie)
New Edition
$550.00
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hardback Jul 2003 ISBN13: 9780198605409ISBN10: 0198605404


A Dictionary of Space Exploration

$17.95
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paper Dec 2005 ISBN13: 9780192806314ISBN10: 0192806319 This dictionary offers 2,000 entries exploring every facet of space exploration

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The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions

$16.95
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paper Jan 2006 ISBN13: 9780198609193ISBN10: 0198609191 Track down that elusive allusion with this lively and comprehensive reference

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The Oxford Reverse Dictionary

$17.95
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paper Mar 2002 ISBN13: 9780192801135ISBN10: 0192801139


A New Dictionary of Eponyms

$45.00
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paper Oct 1997 ISBN13: 9780195093544ISBN10: 0195093542 Entertaining histories behind hundreds of words, from hooker to sideburn


Early Modern English Lexicography

Volume 1: A Survey of Monolingual Printed Glossaries and Dictionaries 1475-1640
$125.00
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hardback Feb 1990 ISBN13: 9780198128472ISBN10: 0198128479


Early Modern English Lexicography

Volume 2: Additions and Corrections to the OED
$110.00
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hardback Mar 1990 ISBN13: 9780198128496ISBN10: 0198128495


Oxford Book of Aphorisms

$19.95
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paper Mar 2003 ISBN13: 9780192804563ISBN10: 0192804561


Dictionary of American Family Names

3-Volume Set
$375.00
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hardback Mar 2003 ISBN13: 9780195081374ISBN10: 0195081374 Booklist Editors' Choice, 2003


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