E. Cobham Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Chalmers’ 1811-1818 Dictionary of Biography in 32 volumes.
Nathan Bailey’s 1737 Dictionary of Thieving Slang (canting, or cant) from the underworld
Charles Hutton’s 1795 Mathematical and Philosophical Dictionary in 2 volumes.
Charles Thomas Jacobi’s 1888 Dictionary of printing terms
Charles Knight’s (1845) Old England, a Pictorial Museum
Charles Pigott’s 1795 Political Dictionary (a biting satire)
The Rev. James Wood’s 1907 Nuttall Encyclpædia
Francis Grose’ Provincial Glossary (incomplete)
Chas. T. Jacobi’s 1897 Gesta Typograhica (incomplete)
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