work of reference
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The accessibility and the miraculous compactness of this set are bound to be its huge selling point; as a handy work of reference, certainly, it's hard to fault.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013
But that is precisely the accolade bestowed upon it by the Miele Guide � a recently launched work of reference that aspires to be to Asia what the Michelin is to Europe.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not a technical book, but a practical, easily understood work of reference for all interested in aeronautical science.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
As a work of reference it is without a peer.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
It is the most complete publication of its kind, and makes an admirable introduction to the study of birds and the literature of Ornithology and at the same time is an authoritative work of reference.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.
