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DICTIONARY OF THE PLACE-NAMES OF WALES
Written by Hywel Wyn Owen; Richard Morgan.
Stock no. 1324736
Published by Gomer Press. 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

An important new standard reference work for scholars of language, landscape and settlement history, and for those general readers who are fascinated by the place-names of Wales. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. 506 pages. ISBN: 9781843239017. Reprinted with corrections. Spine and corners bumped. A few small indentations to edge of front cover. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just lightly edge creased.

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A NAVAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY
Written by William R. O'Byrne.
Stock no. 1824564
Published by John Murray. 1849. Very good condition.

Comprising the Life and services of Every Living Officer in Her Majesty's Navy, from the rank of Admiral of the Fleet to that of Lieutenant, inclusive. Compiled from Authentic and Family Documents. A fat Tome. Modern binding with brown cloth spine & corners and grey cloth sides. Gilt title to spine. Marbled text block. 1400 pages. Heavy bump to lower edge of rear board.Light fading to vertical edge of rear board. A few light scuffs to boards. New endpapers. Title page professionally repaired. Text block browned. Some light page browning and marks to contents but remarkable clean for its age.

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DICTIONARY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION
Written by Alan Jay Christensen.
Stock no. 1824435
Published by McGraw-Hill. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition.

A unique, comprehensive reference that defines the language of today's landscape architecture, planning, construction, and environmental science, covering specifics such as irrigation, plant science, soil science, wetlands, landscape ecology, horticulture, and land planning. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and sketches in the text. ISBN: 0071441425. Board corners lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed, top of spine bumped. Small knock to top rear edge of board. Text block a little grubby else contents clean.

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CACTI: THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY
Written by Rod Preston-Mafham; Ken Preston-Mafham.
Stock no. 2139630
Published by Blandford. 1992. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Blue boards with gilt title to spine. Colour photos throughout. ISBN: 0713720921. Light knocks along cover edges. Some page edge browning. Wrapper is edge-creased with a few small nicks.

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THE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF ARTISTS WHO PAINTED MALTA
Written by Nicholas De Piro.
Stock no. 2139073
Published by Said Internationa Ltd. 1st MALTA 1988. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Red boards with gilt titles to spine and front cover. The author gathers together nearly 600 artists who painted Malta together all in one volume, with colour and b/w copies of their works. ISBN: 1871684005. Bumping to top and tail of spine. Page edges/margins are browned. Wrapper is edge-creased with browning to spine and edges.

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DICTIONARY OF AVIATION
Written by David Crocker.
Stock no. 1820965
Published by Bloomsbury. 2nd 2005. Nearly fine condition.

Second edition. Over 5,500 terms clearly defined. White pictorial cardwraps. ISBN: 0747572194.

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SOURCES OF LONDON ENGLISH: MEDIEVAL THAMES VOCABULARY
Written by Laura Wright.
Stock no. 1820957
Published by Clarendon Press. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ISBN: 0198239092. A few marks to boards. Small bookplate to top of front pastedown.

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HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AVIATION: FROM EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY
Written by David Wragg.
Stock no. 1820504
Published by The History Press. 1st 2008. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A definitive reference work on the history of aviation. Black boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9780750945271. Light fading to rear spine edge of dustwrapper.

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A DICTIONARY OF MILITARY UNIFORM
Written by W.Y. Carman.
Stock no. 1819854
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Includes much fascinating background information on the origin and evolution of various pieces of uniform, how they were made and worn, and with what variation according to rank and nationality. Burgundy cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and a few colour. ISBN: 0713401915. Pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby, faded to spine. Musty odour present.

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A TO Z GIS: AN ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Written by Tasha Wade; Shelly Sommer.
Stock no. 1814744
Published by Esri Press. Circa 2011. Nearly fine condition.

Second Edition. An indispensable guide and companion for anyone involved in the expanding field of geographic information systems technology. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9781589481404. 4th printing of the Second Edition.

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A DICTIONARY OF SCIENTIFIC TERMS
Written by I.F. Henderson; W.D. Henderson.
Stock no. 1708889
Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1920. Very good condition.

Pronunciation, Derivation, and definitions of terms in biology, botany, zoology, anatomy, cytology, embryology, physiology. Inscription in ink to front endpaper.

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A COMPLETE AND UNIVERSAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY
Written by James Barclay.
Stock no. 822712
Published by J.F. & C. Rivington. 1792. Slightly better than good condition.

Including Not Only a Full Explanation of Difficult Words and Technical Terms in All Faculties and Professions But Also a Pronouncing Dictionary. Full brown leather binding. Gilt title to spine. Contents very good. Rebacked with original spine laid down.

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