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Dictionnaire Botanique et Pharmaceutique,
AU$200.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[Nicolas Alexandre]
Paris: Du Fonds de la Veuve Leconte, 1759.Botanical and Pharmaceutical Dictionary containing the Principal Properties of Minerals, Plants, and Animals of use with the most used internal and external Pharmacy Preparations in Medicine, & in Surgery. All taken from the best Authors, especially the Moderns. Useful work for young Pharmacists & Surgeons, Hospitals, Communities, & charitable People who dress the Poor. Mid-eighteenth century edition of the portable medical dictionary attributed to the Benedictine Nicolas Alexandre (1654-1728). 24 editions appeared from 1716 to 1846.
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Dictionnaire Portatif de Cuisine, d’Office, et de Distillation;
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAnonymous
Paris: Chez Vincent, 1767.Portable dictionary of cooking, office, and distillation: containing the manner of preparing all kinds of meats, veal, game, fish, vegetables, fruits, etc.: the manner of making all kinds of jellies, pastes .. : and of composing all kinds of liqueurs .. : work equally useful to the most skilled office and kitchen chefs .. : medical observations have been added which make known the property of each food, relative to health, and which indicate the foods most suitable for each temparment.
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Dictionnaire Universel Francois et Latin, Vulgairement Appele Dictionnaire de Trevoux (8 Volumes)
AU$5,000.00 Read MoreAdd to cart[Dictionnaire de Trevoux]
Paris: Compagnie des Libraires Associes, 1771.The final and most comprehensive edition of the Dictionnaire de Trevoux, so nicknamed because of its original publication in the town of Trevoux. The original 1704 edition, assumed to be directed by the Jesuits, was largely derived from the 1701 edition of Antoine Furetiere’s 1690 Dictionnaire universel. From the much expanded second edition it became widely used and was a major inspiration for Ephraim Chamber’s 1728 Cyclopaedia and the 1751-72 Encyclopedie, ou dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers.
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Allies, Enemies and Trading Partners: Records on Australia and the Japanese
AU$60.00 Read MoreAdd to cartPam Oliver
Canberra: National Archives of Australia, 2006. -
A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words,
AU$300.00 Read MoreAdd to cartA London Antiquary
London: John Camden Hotten, 1860.Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the University of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. Preceded by a History of Cant and Vulgar Language; with Glossaries of Two Secret Languages, Spoken by the Wandering Tribes of London, the Costermongers, and the Patterers. Includes a Cadger’s Map of a Begging District.
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The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible
AU$250.00 Read MoreAdd to cartMichael D. Coogan
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.Authoritative reference overviews of biblical studies scholarship.
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Neito’s Jewish Almanac for One Hundred Years
AU$100.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAbraham H. Neito
New York: Burr Printing House for the Author, 1902.From New Year 5663/1902 to 5763/2002. Showing the New Moons, Festivals and Fasts, with the sections of th elaw as read in the synagogues every Sabbath in the year. Also the first and last days of the solar month, with their corresponding Hebrew dates and pages for family registers. With 3 leaves at rear for Births, Deaths, and Marriages, unmarked. This copy from the collection of the Rabbi L. A. Falk Memorial Library of The Great Synagogue Sydney (deaccessioned), and with the armorial bookplate of David James Benjamin, and inscribed by members of the Sydney Jewish community, Louis Phillips to Moritz Gotthelf.
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A Jewish Calendar for Sixty-Four Years, Detailing the New Moons, Festivals, and Fasts,
AU$400.00 Read MoreAdd to cartE. H. Lindo
London: L. Thompson, 1838.With the sections of the law as read in the synagogues every Sabbath during the year; also the days on which the hour for commencing Sabbath is altered; together with the corresponding Christian dates. To which are added tables for continuing the calendar to A.M. 6000-2240 C.AE. and A Chronological Table, forming a summary of Jewish history from the flood to the present time. With various other useful tables; by E. H. Lindo. This copy from the collection of the Rabbi L. A. Falk Memorial Library of The Great Synagogue Sydney (deaccessioned).
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A Dictionary of the English Language
Read MoreSamuel Johnson
London: W. Strahan, For J. and P. Knapton; T. and T. Longman; C. Hitch and L. Hawes; A Millar; and R. and J. Dodsley, 1755.In Which The Words are deduced from their Originals, and Illustrated in their Different Significations by Examples from the best Writers. To which are prefixed, A History of the Language, and An English Grammar. The Paton Collection copy with the bookplates of Skene Library, Mr. Wiliam Agnew Paton (The Century Club, New York), and Stewart Paton. A sturdy and very presentable first edition of one of the landmark works of the English language.
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A Basic Pitjantjatjara / Yankunytjatjara to English Dictionary
AU$125.00 Read MoreAdd to cartCliff Goddard
Alice Springs: Institute for Aboriginal Development, 1987. -
Biographisches Lexikon Hervorragender Artze des Neunzehnten Jahrhunderts: Mit einer Historischen Einleitung
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJ. Pagel
Mansfield Centre: Martino Publishing, No date.Biographical Encyclopaedia of Eminent Physicians of the Nineteenth Century: With a Historical Introduction. Originally published in 1901
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Diccionario De Escritores Mexicanos
AU$80.00 Read MoreAdd to cartAurora M. Ocampo de Gomez; Ernesto Prado Velazquez
Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 1967.Dictionary of Mexican Writers.
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Law Dictionary: Thai-English, English – Thai
AU$10.00 Read MoreAdd to cartThong Withaiwat
[Krung Thè„p]: [Nitibannakan], [2004]. -
A Dictionary of Umpithamu with notes on Middle Paman
AU$35.00 Read MoreAdd to cartJean-Christophe Verstraete
Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2020.“Umpithamu is a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, in northeastern Australia. A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman is the first comprehensive dictionary of a Cape York language to be published in over two decades. The dictionary provides detailed information about the grammar, meaning and use of Umpithamu words, generously illustrated with example sentences. All information can also be accessed through an index of English translations, organised alphabetically and thematically. For users with more specific interests, like linguists, anthropologists and biologists, the dictionary further offers phonetic transcriptions, cognates and (Middle) Paman reconstructions for most words, as well as ethnographic notes and identifications of plant and animal species.” (publisher’s blurb) Main language consultants: Florrie Bassani, Joan Liddy.
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Students’ Britannica India (7 Volumes)
AU$40.00 Read MoreAdd to cartEncyclopaedia Britannica
New Delhi: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2000.