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Pears' Cyclopaedia Chris Cook

Pears' Cyclopaedia By Chris Cook

Pears' Cyclopaedia by Chris Cook


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Summary

A compendium that celebrates the Queen Victoria's 2012 Diamond Jubilee.

Pears' Cyclopaedia Summary

Pears' Cyclopaedia: 2012-2013 by Chris Cook

"Pears' Cyclopaedia" is a unique British miscellany that's a favourite worldwide, now in a special edition to celebrate the Queen's 2012 Diamond Jubilee. First published as the "Pears Shilling Cyclopaedia" in 1897 by Queen Victoria's famous soap-makers on her diamond jubilee, this treasured reference compendium condenses a world of information into one concise volume and is still going strong. "Pears" is still the only book of its kind to be fully revised and updated annually by dedicated experts, making it the favourite encyclopaedia, crossword lifesaver and quizzing Bible for thousands, year after year. This 2012-13 edition offers a world of knowledge in one must-have volume - the Swiss Army knife of reference books.

Pears' Cyclopaedia Reviews

Pears is remarkable, cramming an extraordinary wealth of fact, analysis and speculation into its pages ... the great almanac remains Pears Guardian

About Chris Cook

Dr Chris Cook has been editing Pears' Cyclopaedia since 1977: the year of the Queen's silver jubilee, James Callaghan and The Clash. The world has changed since then, but Pears remains the only book of its kind to be updated and revised annually. Dr Cook is helped in his yearly task of overseeing a varied team of expert contributors by his love of reference books, the compulsive reading of every kind of newspaper and his formidable academic record in creating historical works that have been translated into a dozen languages.

Additional information

GOR004982224
9781846143762
1846143764
Pears' Cyclopaedia: 2012-2013 by Chris Cook
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Penguin Books Ltd
2012-08-02
832
N/A
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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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