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
It may be questioned whether such a sketch of the history, within the limits of space which are necessarily imposed in a work of reference, would be of utility to any class of readers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
This standard work of reference has been revised throughout, and enlarged by the addition of an extra chapter on Peerage Dignities.
From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting
The History of South Africa, by Mr G. McCall Theal, will remain a classic work of reference.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
Semper’s “Der Stil” is a work of reference on this subject, so valuable that it should, by a good translation, be placed within the reach of non-German scholars.
From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford
