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116 public-domain encyclopedias/dictionaries/reference books, summarised. Page 3 of 3.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1960 January - June
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A methodical, austere inventory of creative works, this record documents the legal preservation of intellectual property as authors, heirs, and publishers acted to secure their claims during the first half of 1960.
History for ready reference, Volume 4, Nicæa to Tunis
J. N. (Josephus Nelson) Larned
Humanity preserves its past not in a single unbroken narrative, but through thousands of intersecting voices, judgments, and legal codes recorded across the centuries.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Amiel to Atrauli: Vol. 1 Part 2
Various
The New Gresham Encyclopedia, Volume I, Part 2, serves as a meticulous bridge between the alphabetical entries of "Amiel" and "Atrauli." It functions as an expansive repository of post-World War I knowledge, grounding its wide-ranging factual summaries in the rigorous, often dry, academic standards of 1922.
The 1992 CIA World Factbook
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
A cold, systematic ledger of a world in total flux, this text compiles hard demographic, political, and economic figures for every recognized territory on Earth at the dawn of the post-Cold War era.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Harmony" to "Heanor": Volume 13, Slice 1
Various
A massive repository of early twentieth-century knowledge unfolds across this volume slice, surveying the globe from ancient legal customs and music theory to the complex natural world and the biographies of forgotten statesmen.
A Middle English Vocabulary, Designed for use with Sisam's Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose
J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel) Tolkien
To move across the terrain of medieval English is to realize how much the language once shifted beneath its speakers’ feet.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "England" to "English Finance": Volume 9, Slice 4
Various
A nation's physical landscape, administrative mechanics, religious struggles, and fiscal machinery converge to reveal how medieval kingdom traditions transformed into a modern sovereign empire.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand": Volume 13, Slice 3
Various
An intricate survey of human knowledge unfolds, capturing a world in the process of defining its history, natural sciences, and cultural achievements.
U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1973 January - June
Library of Congress. Copyright Office
A massive mid-century ledger captures the exact moment when American creative works faced their critical twenty-eight-year legal deadline. Its pages preserve the paper trail of Mid-Century literature, industrial machinery, and popular culture as authors and corporate heirs fought to retain their intellectual rights.
A collection of Latin maxims and phrases literally translated: Intended for the use of students for all legal examinations
John N. Cotterell
Mastering the principles behind legal Latin gives a student a reliable blueprint to navigate the vast, chaotic sea of judicial precedents.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)
Unknown
An exhaustive system of verbal record captures the English language as it stood at the turn of the twentieth century, organizing human knowledge from technical science to poetic archaisms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Cat" to "Celt": Volume 5, Slice 5
Various
A vast array of knowledge spans from ancient catacombs and forgotten poets to modern warfare and prehistoric stone tools. It captures the human impulse to record, classify, and comprehend every corner of the known world.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy": Volume 6, Slice 4
Various
A vast array of human knowledge moves from maritime jurisdiction and geometric lines to political revolutions, ancient philosophies, and the evolving machinery of statecraft.
The 1996 CIA World Factbook
United States. Central Intelligence Agency
A systematic survey of the global landscape, cataloging every territory from isolated coral atolls to densely populated sovereign nations, reveals a planet measured by demographic rates, economic output, and political structures.
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Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Alexandre Dumas, [père]
Alexandre Dumas
A comprehensive map of a prolific literary legacy offers a structured journey through historical romances, dramatic memoirs, and criminal chronicles. It gathers vast narrative worlds into an orderly, accessible architecture.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher": Volume 6, Slice 6
Various
A sweeping inventory of human knowledge captures everything from London spectral hoaxes and high-altitude Mexican cities to marine biology and ancient Roman military tactics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth": Volume 11, Slice 4
Various
A sweeping, meticulous record of human knowledge, this slice of the historic eleventh edition opens a window onto an era when science, empire, and industrial ambition reached their zenith.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward": Volume 10, Slice 6
Various
Human knowledge, meticulously classified, unfolds through an extraordinary sequence of botanical studies, historical biographies, legal codes, and structural engineering principles.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
A structural blueprint mapping out the literary corpus of a master of gothic horror and mystery, tracing thematic lines across terrifying tales and historical investigations.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
A master catalog charts the human impulse to traverse every corner of the terrestrial and cosmic globe, mapping out voyages across ice, air, sea, and space.