The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary (Three-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Light wear on cloth boards. Otherwise internally sound.
A landmark in home reference publishing, The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary is an ambitious three-volume set that unites the authority of a comprehensive dictionary with the breadth of a multi-subject encyclopaedia. Volume One (A–L) and Volume Two (M–Z) deliver rigorous definitions of the English language, while Volume Three presents an extraordinary range of supplementary knowledge spanning Architecture, Literature, Music, Painting & Sculpture, Theatre, Foreign Phrases, General Slang, Drugs, International Food, Proverbs, Rhyming Slang, Collective Terms, Classical Myths, Archaeology, Astronomy, Natural History, Chemistry & Physics, Cinema, TV & Radio, Geography, Heraldry, Anthropology, Games & Sports, Christian Names, Surnames, Aboriginal Words, Slang, and Australian & New Zealand Government & Law. Produced under the meticulous editorial standards for which Reader's Digest was internationally renowned, this set was designed to serve as the definitive household reference work for the Australian and New Zealand market — a single authoritative resource that renders an entire library of specialised volumes unnecessary. Its encyclopaedic third volume is a remarkable cultural document in its own right, preserving mid-twentieth-century knowledge across the humanities, sciences, and the arts. Whether consulted for a precise definition, a classical allusion, or a point of law, this set rewards the curious mind at every turn.
Author: Reader'S Digest
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Reader's Digest
Genre: Dictionaries
Edition: 2nd ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Light wear on cloth boards. Otherwise internally sound.
A landmark in home reference publishing, The Reader's Digest Great Encyclopaedic Dictionary is an ambitious three-volume set that unites the authority of a comprehensive dictionary with the breadth of a multi-subject encyclopaedia. Volume One (A–L) and Volume Two (M–Z) deliver rigorous definitions of the English language, while Volume Three presents an extraordinary range of supplementary knowledge spanning Architecture, Literature, Music, Painting & Sculpture, Theatre, Foreign Phrases, General Slang, Drugs, International Food, Proverbs, Rhyming Slang, Collective Terms, Classical Myths, Archaeology, Astronomy, Natural History, Chemistry & Physics, Cinema, TV & Radio, Geography, Heraldry, Anthropology, Games & Sports, Christian Names, Surnames, Aboriginal Words, Slang, and Australian & New Zealand Government & Law. Produced under the meticulous editorial standards for which Reader's Digest was internationally renowned, this set was designed to serve as the definitive household reference work for the Australian and New Zealand market — a single authoritative resource that renders an entire library of specialised volumes unnecessary. Its encyclopaedic third volume is a remarkable cultural document in its own right, preserving mid-twentieth-century knowledge across the humanities, sciences, and the arts. Whether consulted for a precise definition, a classical allusion, or a point of law, this set rewards the curious mind at every turn.