Sentence examples for books of reference from inspiring English sources

Probably the boldest claim was that of Alexander Aitchison, who said that his new Encyclopædia Perthensis (1796 1806) was intended to supersede the use of all other English books of reference.

There were even such books of reference as the London Directory, the "Red" and "Blue" books, Whitaker's Almanac, the Army and Navy Lists, and it somehow gladdened my heart to see it, the Law List.

We doubt, however, whether Mr. Armistead was altogether wise in avoiding all books of reference, as he states himself to have done; a book of reference would have prevented the same mollusc from figuring as " Limnaeus peregra " and "Limnea" in consecutive paragraphs.

The lawyer, with his books of reference before him, makes mistakes in the allegations of his writs and his bill of exceptions.

The appellants are the proprietors of a mercantile agency which publishes at intervals a copyrighted book of reference containing lists of merchants, manufacturers, and traders in the United States and the North American British possessions.

By Geoffrey T. Hellman The New Yorker, July 27 , 1940P. 59 Gleanings from Tout Paris, a French book of reference which lists members of Paris Society and denotes the possessors of six types of transportation.

THIS work, which embodies the material used by the author as lecture notes at Coe College, Iowa, is intended not only as a text-book for undergraduates, but also as a book of reference which a research worker can read through in a few evenings and then put into immediate practice.

This volume will serve as a book of reference showing a panoramic view of the field and a preview of its future direction as well as a book of inspiration for those aiming to further advance its frontiers". Provided by publisher.

They are the authors of many standard works, including histories of recent wars and books of permanent reference, and rank among the world's greatest descriptive writers.

However, information that publishers submitted to the Texas Education Agency show they are not incorporating the suggestions about "creation science" and plan to print books free of references to the theory of intelligent design.

On the Dungeons & Dragons side, each year sees a new major storyline adventure with a full marketing push, a separate adventure, and one or two ancillary books full of references and world-building for the players.