Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2000

DK Publishing; Binder, Julie (U.S. Editor)

ISBN 10: 0789446197 / ISBN 13: 9780789446190

Published by Dk Publishing, New York, 1999

About this Item

Hardcover, laminated pictorial boards in matching silver pictorial, non price-clipped, dust-jacket. 640 pages. Index. Containing more than 6,000 annotated color photographs and illustrations. First printing of the revised American edition. An encyclopedic single volume reference featuring over 300 major entries with more than 31,500 terms on everything from prehistoric earth, physics and chemistry to sports, art and music. No previous ownership marks. A very clean, square, unmarked copy, near as new, in a clean intact jacket with no tears, chips or soiling. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. Due to size and weight, Priority and International orders with require additional postage. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ultimate Visual Dictionary 2000
• Publisher: Dk Publishing, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789446197
• ISBN 13: 9780789446190
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Revised Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference

About this title

Synopsis

Whether you want to see inside a volcano, understand every component of an engine, or learn the difference between a stegosaurus and a stegoceras, the Ultimate Visual Dictionary will reveal all.

Presenting a huge range of information from a unique perspective, with more than 33,000 terms explained and expertly annotated, the Visual Dictionary allows readers to analyze a multitude of objects in unparalleled detail.

Review

"A beautiful dictionary that uses more than 6,000 full-color photographs, illustrations, and cross sections to explore most aspects of the natural world." School Library Journal

"The book's beautiful photographs and illustrations make it an enjoyable as well as an educational resource." Library Journal"

"A beautiful dictionary that uses more than 6,000 full-color photographs, illustrations, and cross sections to explore most aspects of the natural world." -- School Library Journal

"The book's beautiful photographs and illustrations make it an enjoyable as well as an educational resource." -- Library Journal