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1. Webster's Third New International Dictionary by Philop Babcock Gove

The list author says:
	"A huge dictionary but a very good one. Maybe best bought secondhand as not much has changed since the 1960s version"

�43.00

(7 customer reviews)

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2. Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases and of Kindred Items, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive by Sir Henry Yule

The list author says:
	"The English of the Raj, some of which is still alive today. A fascinating bit of linguistic history"

Used & New from: �26.76

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3. A Dictionary of Historical Slang (Penguin reference books) by Eric Partridge

The list author says:
	"Selections from Eric Partridge's slang dictionary. Out of print but worth snapping up. (Repeat this for many others here!)"

Used & New from: �0.01

(1 customer review)

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4. Halliwell's Film Guide 2008 by David Gritten

The list author says:
	"I have an older one - very handy for "is that so and so?" when watching old movies on the box."

Used & New from: �26.58

(13 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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5. Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs by Richard Courtney

The list author says:
	""stand over": meaningful phrase. "stand under": nonsense. If you have trouble understanding things like this, the book for you."

Used & New from: �0.31

(1 customer review)

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6. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (Reference) by Francis Grose

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	"A fascinating 19th century slang dictionary"

Used & New from: �5.19

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7. Mot Juste: Penguin Dictionary of Foreign Terms and Phrases (Reference Books) by Eugene Ehrlich

The list author says:
	"A good guide to foreign phrases with at least some use in English"

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8. Slang Thesaurus (Penguin Reference Books) by Jonathon Green

The list author says:
	"So, how many slang words are there for male and female genitalia, drugs or money? This is the book that tells you."

Used & New from: �6.43

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9. Whitaker's Almanack 2010 by A & C Black Publishers Ltd

The list author says:
	"My latest is the 1991 edition - events of the year and all sorts of miscellaneous stuff. Get one every decade or three - I also have the one for 1960, the year of my birth."

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10. Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable by John Ayto

The list author says:
	"I have an old one with "20th century" in the title - I believe later editions are better. Same concept as the main Brewer, different coverage."

�24.10 Used & New from: �18.21

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11. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language by Jack Lynch

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	"A big enough selection of Johnson to show you very well what the whole thing is like"

Used & New from: �4.96

(5 customer reviews)

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12. Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words by Josefa Heifetz Byrne

The list author says:
	"A bit uneven, containing fairly ordinary words like Guelph as well as gynotikolobomassophile - one who likes to nibble on a woman's earlobe"

Used & New from: �29.07

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13. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: 17th edition by John Bartlett

The list author says:
	"The US equivalent of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations"

Used & New from: �8.90

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14. Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers by David Mason Greene

The list author says:
	"Thousands of composers, known and unknown."

Used & New from: �28.66

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15. The New Kobbe's Opera Book by Earl of Harewood

The list author says:
	"Information about every opera you could reasonably expect to see in a major house. Includes music for the main tunes."

�35.75 Used & New from: �17.77

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16. Lexicon of Musical Invective: Critical Assaults on Composers Since Beethoven's Time by Nicolas Slonimsky

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	"Rude reviews of great composers, sometimes by other great composers."

�10.99 Used & New from: �6.46

(1 customer review)

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17. Glovebox Atlas Britain (Aa Glovebox Atlas) by AA Publishing

The list author says:
	"Small road atlas for UK/Ireland & a fair guide to what might be OK for xwd content - hereabouts you could have Princes Risborough but not Monks Risborough, and Great Kimble but not Little Kimble."

�3.63 Used & New from: �1.36

(3 customer reviews)

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18. A To Z Of Everything, 5th Edition: A Compendium of General Knowledge by Trevor Montague

The list author says:
	"Excellent all-round reference for snippets of GK"

�19.50 Used & New from: �13.65

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Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases and of Kindred Items, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive

A Dictionary of Historical Slang (Penguin reference books)

Halliwell's Film Guide 2008

Longman Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (Reference)

Mot Juste: Penguin Dictionary of Foreign Terms and Phrases (Reference Books)

Slang Thesaurus (Penguin Reference Books)

Whitaker's Almanack 2010

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary: Selections from the 1755 Work That Defined the English Language

Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: 17th edition

Greene's Biographical Encyclopedia of Composers

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