The New Elizabethan Reference Dictionary

R300,00

Secondhand Hardcover in Good Condition

The second edition of The New Elizabethan Reference Dictionary, edited by Peter Finch and published by George Newnes Limited, was released in 1956. It’s a substantial volume—over 1,800 pages—with thumb-indexed entries and colorful world maps on the endpapers, reflecting its ambition to be both comprehensive and visually engaging.

Special Reference Supplements (starting around page 1683)

Travel & Navigation

  • Travel Abroad
  • Ships’ Time
  • The Eighty Brightest Stars

Legal & Domestic Life

  • House Purchase
  • Rates
  • Husband and Wife
  • Rights and Wrongs
  • Glossary of Legal Terms
  • Making a Will
  • Landlord and Tenant

Business & Finance

  • National Insurance
  • Guide to Taxation
  • Glossary of Business Terms
  • Ready Reckoner
  • Percentage Tables
  • Wages Table

Ceremony & Literature

  • Ceremonious Forms of Address
  • Characters and Names in English Literature

Historical Timelines

  • Sovereigns of England, Scotland, and Great Britain
  • Principal Dates in English, Scottish, and Welsh History
  • Famous People

Home & Practical Knowledge

  • First Aid in the Home
  • Your Hot Water System

General Knowledge

  • Great Britain and Ireland
  • Australia
  • Useful Tables and Formulae

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Description

Secondhand Hardcover in Good Condition

The second edition of The New Elizabethan Reference Dictionary, edited by Peter Finch and published by George Newnes Limited, was released in 1956. It’s a substantial volume—over 1,800 pages—with thumb-indexed entries and colorful world maps on the endpapers, reflecting its ambition to be both comprehensive and visually engaging.

Special Reference Supplements (starting around page 1683)

Travel & Navigation

  • Travel Abroad
  • Ships’ Time
  • The Eighty Brightest Stars

Legal & Domestic Life

  • House Purchase
  • Rates
  • Husband and Wife
  • Rights and Wrongs
  • Glossary of Legal Terms
  • Making a Will
  • Landlord and Tenant

Business & Finance

  • National Insurance
  • Guide to Taxation
  • Glossary of Business Terms
  • Ready Reckoner
  • Percentage Tables
  • Wages Table

Ceremony & Literature

  • Ceremonious Forms of Address
  • Characters and Names in English Literature

Historical Timelines

  • Sovereigns of England, Scotland, and Great Britain
  • Principal Dates in English, Scottish, and Welsh History
  • Famous People

Home & Practical Knowledge

  • First Aid in the Home
  • Your Hot Water System

General Knowledge

  • Great Britain and Ireland
  • Australia
  • Useful Tables and Formulae

Additional information

Weight 1700 g
Dimensions 22 × 15 × 10 cm