Bibliography of encyclopedias

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This is intended to be as comprehensive a list as possible of encyclopedias and encyclopedic/biographical dictionaries ever published in any language. The list will not include reprinted editions but it is intended to list an alphabetical bibliography by theme and language to anything which resembles an A–Z encyclopedia or encyclopedic dictionary, both print and online. Entries are in the English language unless specifically stated as otherwise. Several entries may overlap and be listed under several different topics. For a simple list without bibliographic information see Lists of encyclopedias.

Contents

Archaeology

Biblical archaeology

  • Avi-Yonah, Michael, ed. (1975–1978). Entsiklopedyah la-hafrot arke'ologiyoi be-Erets Yisrael[Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land]. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall. [11]
  • Blaiklock, Edward M. and R. K. Harrison, ed. (1983). The New International Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology. Grand Rapids, MI: Regency Reference Library, Zondervan. [11] [12]
  • Cabrol, Fernand, Henri Leclercq, Henri Marrou. Dictionnaire d'archéologie chrétienne et de liturgie. Letouzey et Ané, 1907–[1953]. [13]
  • Negev, Avraham, ed. (1972). Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land. New York: Putnam's. [11] [12]
  • Pfeiffer, Charles F., ed. (1966). The Biblical World: A Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology . Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House. [11]
  • Stern, Ephraim. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. rev. ed., Simon & Schuster, 1993. [12]

Classical archaeology

Architecture and architects

Area studies

Africa

Americas

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Carrasco, David. The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: The civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN   0-19-510815-9. [2] (3 vols.)
  • Steward, Julian Haynes, Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress). Handbook of South American Indians. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946–59. [2] [15]
  • Taylor, Patrick, Frederick Ivor Case, Sean Meighoo, Joyce Leung. The encyclopedia of Caribbean religions. University of Illinois Press, 2013. ISBN   978-0-252-03723-8. [2]
  • Tenenbaum, Barbara A. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1996. (5 vols.)
  • Wauchope, Robert, ed. Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress). Handbook of Middle American Indians. University of Texas Press, [1964–76]. ISBN   0-292-70014-8. [2]
  • Werner, Michael. Encyclopedia of Mexico. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. (2 vols.)

North America

  • Alderfer, Jonathan K., National Geographic Society (U. S.). National Geographic complete birds of North America. National Geographic, 2006. ISBN   0-7922-4175-4. [16]
  • Bailey, L. H., Ethel Zoe Bailey, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Hortorium. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, 1976. ISBN   0-02-505470-8. [17] [18]
  • Beacham, Walton, Frank V. Castronova, Suzanne Sessine. Beacham's guide to the endangered species of North America. Gale Group, 2001. ISBN   0-7876-5028-5. [16]
  • Burns, Russell M., Barbara H. Honkala, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service. Silvics of North America. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1990. . [17]
  • Burrows, George E. Toxic plants of North America. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. ISBN   978-0-8138-2034-7, doi:10.1002/9781118413425. [16] [17]
  • Clark, William S., Brian K. Wheeler. A field guide to hawks of North America. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ISBN   0-395-67067-5. [16]
  • Dunn, Jon, Jonathan K. Alderfer, National Geographic Society (U.S.). National Geographic field guide to the birds of North America. National Geographic, 2006. ISBN   0-7922-5314-0. [16]
  • Ernst, Carl H. Evelyn M. Ernst. Snakes of the United States and Canada. Smithsonian Books, 2003. ISBN   1-58834-019-8. [16]
  • Eschmeyer, William N., Earl Stanndard Herald, Howard Hammann. A field guide to Pacific Coast fishes of North America: From the Gulf of Alaska to Baja, California. Houghton Mifflin, 1983. ISBN   0-395-33188-9. [16]
    • Flora of North America Association. Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. . [16]
  • Little, Elbert Luther, Sonja Bullaty, Angelo Lomeo, National Audubon Society. The Audubon Society field guide to North American trees. Knopf, 1980. ISBN   0-394-50761-4. [16]
  • Mitchell, Alan. Trees of North America. Facts on File, 1987. [19]
  • Page, Lawrence M., Brooks M. Burr, Eugene C. Beckham III, National Audubon Society. A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin, 1991. ISBN   0-395-91091-9. [16]
  • Reid, Daniel G. Dictionary of Christianity in America: A Comprehensive Resource on the Religious Impulse That Shaped a Continent. Intervarsity, 1990. [20]
  • Reid, Fiona, National Audubon Society. A field guide to mammals of North America, north of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin, 2006. ISBN   0-395-93596-2. [16]
  • Robbins, Chandler S., Bertel Bruun, Herbert Spencer Zim. Birds of North America: A guide to field identification. St. Martin's Press, 2001. ISBN   1-58238-091-0. [16]
  • Rushforth, Keith, Charles Hollis. National Geographic field guide to the trees of North America. National Geographic, 2006. ISBN   0-7922-5310-8. [16]
  • Scharpf, Robert, U. S. Forest Service. Diseases of Pacific Coast conifers. Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1993. ISBN   0-16-041765-1. [17]
  • Sibley, David. The Sibley field guide to birds of eastern North America. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. ISBN   0-679-45120-X. [16]
  • Sibley, David. The Sibley field guide to birds of western North America. Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. ISBN   0-679-45121-8. [16]
  • Sibley, David. The Sibley guide to birds. Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. ISBN   0-679-45122-6. [16]
  • Terres, John K. Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds. Knopf, 1991. [21]
    • Wilson, Don E., Sue Ruff, American Society of Mammalogists. The Smithsonian book of North American mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999. ISBN   1-56098-845-2. [16]
United States
  • Arany, Lynne, Archie Hobson. Little museums: Over 1,000 small and not-so-small American showplaces. H. Holt, 1998. ISBN   0-8050-4823-5. [22]
  • Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Guide to architecture schools. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Press, 1998. ISSN   1097-2552. [22]
  • Babcock, Barbara A., Nancy J. Parezo. Daughters of the desert: Women anthropologists and the native American southwest, 1880–1980: An illustrated catalogue. University of New Mexico Press, 1988. ISBN   0-8263-1087-7. [2]
  • Becker, William H. The Encyclopedia of American Business History and Biography. Facts on File/Bruccoli Clark Layman, 1988–. [23]
  • The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art. Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corp., 1973. [24]
  • Browne, Ray Broadus, Pat Browne. The guide to United States popular culture. Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 2001. ISBN   0-87972-821-3. [7]
  • Butcher, Russell D., Stephen E. Adair, Lynn A. Greenwalt. America's national wildlife refuges: A complete guide. Roberts Rinehart Publishers in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, 2003. ISBN   1-57098-379-8. [16]
  • Cuff, David J. and William J. Young. The United States Energy Atlas. 2nd ed., Macmillan, 1986. [25]
  • Davis, Richard C. Encyclopedia of American forest and conservation history. Macmillan; Collier Macmillan, 1983. ISBN   0-02-907350-2. [16] [17] [26]
  • Fairbanks, Jonathan and Elizabeth Bidwell Bates. American Furniture: 1620 to the Present. Marek, 1981. [27]
  • Fernett, Gene. American Film Studios: An Historical Encyclopedia. McFarland, 1988. [28]
  • Filipelli, Ronald L. Labor Conflict in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1990. [29]
  • Goulart, Ron. The Encyclopedia of American Comics. Facts on File, 1990. [24]
  • Grassy, John, Theodore E. Roosevelt IV, National Audubon Society. Audubon guide to the national wildlife refuges: Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming. St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. ISBN   0-312-24574-2. [16]
  • Hitchcock, H. Wiley & Stanley Sadie. The New Grove Dictionary of American Music. Grove's Dictionaries of Music Inc, 1986. [30]
  • Hixson, Richard. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland, 1989. [31]
  • Hudson, Robert V. Mass Media: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, Newspapers, and Books in the United States. Garland, 1987. [31]
  • Kurian, George Thomas. Encyclopedia of American studies. Grolier Educational, 2001. ISBN   0-7172-9222-3. [7]
  • Lester, Walter. American Shelter: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home. Overlook Press, 1981. [32]
  • Lissauer, Robert. Lissauer's Encyclopedia of Popular Music in America. Paragon House, 1981. [33]
  • Magill, Frank N. Magill's American Film Guide. Salem Press. [31]
  • Mariani, John F. The Dictionary of American Food and Drink. 2nd ed., Hearst, 1994. [34]
  • Olson, James S. and Susan Wladaver-Morgan. Dictionary of United States Economic History. Greenwood, 1992. [23]
  • Packard, Robert T. and Balthazar Korab. Encyclopedia of American Architecture. McGraw-Hill, 1994. [24]
  • Porter, Glenn. Encyclopedia of American Economic History: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas. Scribner's, 1980. [23]
  • Schapsmeier, Edward L. and Frederick H. Schapsmeier. Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History. Greenwood, 1975. [34]
  • Shavit, David. The United States in the Middle East: A historical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN   0-313-25341-2. [9]
  • Slide, Anthony. The American Film Industry: A Historical Dictionary. Greenwood, 1986. [28]
Southern United States
  • Twyman, Robert W. and David C. Roller. The Encyclopedia of Southern History. Louisiana State University Press, 1979. [14]
  • Wilson, Charles R and William Ferris. Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. University of North Carolina Press, 1989. [14]

Asia

Middle East

  • Shavit, David. The United States in the Middle East: A historical dictionary. Greenwood Press, 1988. ISBN   0-313-25341-2. [9]
  • Shoup, John A. Ethnic groups of Africa and the Middle East: an encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2011. ISBN   978-1-59884-363-7 . [2]

Southeast Asia

India
  • Ghosh, A. An Encyclopedia of Indian Archaeology. Munshiram Manoharlal, 1989. [5]
  • Meister, Michael W., Madhusudan A. Dhaky American Institute of Indian Studies. Encyclopedia of Indian temple architecture. Philadelphia: American Institute of Indian Studies; University of Pennsylvania Press, 1983–. ISBN   0-8122-7840-2. [22]
  • Saletore, Rajaram N. Encyclopedia of Indian Culture. Sterling Publishers, 1983. [35]

Europe

British Isles

Oceania

Art

Automotive

Aviation

Biography (general)

Books, publishing, and printing

Business, information and economics

Cuisine

Dogs

Education

Religious education

Fashion and clothing

Film, radio, television and mass communications

General reference

Almanacs

Compendia

Encyclopedias

  • A First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Our Children Need to Know. Hirsch, J. D., ed. (1989). Houghton Mifflin. [47]
  • Academic American Encyclopedia. Grolier Electronic Publishing. 1983. [48]
  • American Educator: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia to Meet the Needs of Home, School, and Library. United Educators. 1919–77. [49]
  • The American Family Encyclopedia: A Concise and Comprehensive Reference Work. Books, Inc. 1963. [49]
  • The American Peoples Encyclopedia: A Modern Reference Work. Excelsior Trading Corp. 1948–76. [50]
  • The American Spectrum Encyclopedia: The New Illustrated Home Reference Guide. American Booksellers Assn. and Spectrum Database Publishing B.V. 1991. [51]
  • Appleton's new practical cyclopedia. Appleton, 1910. [52]
  • The Barnes & Noble Encyclopedia: Based on the Cambridge Encyclopedia. Barnes & Noble, Inc. 1993. [53]
  • Barnes & Noble New American Encyclopedia. Grolier Inc. 1991–. [54]
  • Barron's Junior Fact Finder: An Illustrated Encyclopedia for Children. Barron's Educational Series. 1989. [55]
  • Barron's New Student's Concise Encyclopedia. Barron's Educational Series. 1988–. [44] [56]
  • Basic Everyday Encyclopedia. Random House. 1954. [50]
  • The Book of Knowledge. New York: Grolier. 1912. [57]
  • Britannica Instant Research System. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1993. [58]
  • Britannica Junior Encyclopedia for Boys and Girls. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1934–84. [50]
  • Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica. scheduled for 1994. [59]
  • Britannica online Japan (Buritanika onrain Japan (BOLJ)). Encyclopædia Britannica. Available online here. (Japanese). [44]
  • The Cadillac Modern Encyclopedia: The World of Knowledge in One Volume. Cadillac Publishing. 1973. [60]
  • The Cambridge Encyclopedia. Cambridge University Press. 1990–. [44] [61]
  • Cambridge Paperback Encyclopedia. Cambridge University Press. 1993–. [62]
  • Century dictionary and Cyclopedia. Century, 1909. [52]
  • Chamber's Encyclopedia. Oxford and New York: Pergamon. 1923. [63]
  • Chambers's Encyclopedia. International Learning Systems. 1973. [64]
  • Charlie Brown's 'Cyclopedia. Funk & Wagnalls. 1980. [65]
  • Childcraft: The How and Why Library. World Book. 1934–. [66]
  • Children's Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1960–. [67]
  • The Children's Encyclopedia. A.S. Barnes. 1959. [64]
  • The Child's World. Standard Education Corp. 1974. [64]
  • Collier's Encyclopedia with Bibliography and Index, 1950. [68]
  • Collins Gem Encyclopedia. William Collins Sons & Company. 1979. [69]
  • The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Franklin Electronic Publishers. 1991. [70]
  • The Columbia Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 1985. [71]
  • Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, 1922–. ISBN   978-1-59339-298-7. [44]
  • Compton's Concise Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia. 1991. [72]
  • Compton's Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia. 1992. [73]
  • Compton's Encyclopedia & Fact-Index. Compton's Learning Company. 1968–. [74]
  • Compton's Family Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia. 1991. [75]
  • Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia. 1993. [76]
  • Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia. Compton's NewMedia. 1989. [77]
  • Compton's Precyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1973–. [78]
  • The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 1983. [79]
  • The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia. Columbia University Press. 1992. [80]
  • The Cultural Library. Parents Magazine Educational Press. 1965. [81]
  • The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Houghton Mifflin. 1988. [82]
  • Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge. Danbury Press. 1973. [81]
  • Dunlop's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Facts. Doubleday. 1969 [83]
  • Enciclopedia universal en Español. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2003–. (Spanish). Available online here. [44]
  • Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed.). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica. 1922. [44] [52] [84] [85]
  • Goetz, Philip W.; McHenry, Robert; Hoiberg, Dale, eds. (2010). Encyclopædia Britannica, 32 vols (15th ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. ISBN   978-1-59339-292-5.. Subscription-based online access is available.
  • Encyclopædia Britannica online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2001–. Available online here. [44]
  • Encyclopaedia Universalis. Encyclopaedia Universalis, 2002–. Available online here. (French). [44]
  • Lieber, Francis (1831), Encyclopedia Americana
  • Encyclopedia Americana. Chicago: Encyclopedia Americana. 1918–1920. [44] [86] [87]
  • Encyclopedia International. Lexicon Publications. 1963–82. [88]
  • Encyclopedia of World Knowledge. Encyclopedia of World Knowledge, Inc. 1969. [88]
  • Encyclopédie; ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Diderot, Denis, Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, Pierre Mouchon, Briasson [etc.], 1751–1765. [44]
  • The Everyday Reference Library: An Encyclopedia of Useful Information. J.G. Ferguson. 1964. [88]
  • Girling, D. A. (1978). Everyman's Encyclopaedia. Dent. ISBN   978-0-460-04098-3.
  • Everyman's Encyclopedia. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. 1985. [89]
  • Facts Plus: An Almanac of Essential Information. Instructional Resources Company. 1991–. [90]
  • Finding Out: Silver Burdett's Children's Encyclopedia. Silver Burdett, 1981. [91]
  • First Connections: The Golden Book Encyclopedia. Hartley Courseware. 1993. [92]
  • Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia. Funk & Wagnalls. 1971–. [93]
  • Global International Encyclopedia. Grolier Inc. 1991–. [94]
  • The Golden Book Encyclopedia. Western Publishing. 1959–. [95]
  • The Great World Encyclopedia. Two Continents Publishing, 1976. [91]
  • Grolier Academic Encyclopedia. Grolier Inc. 1983–. [96]
  • The Grolier Children's Encyclopedia. Grolier Educational Corporation. 1993. [97]
  • Grolier Encyclopedia. Grolier Society, 1944–63. [98]
  • Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge. Grolier Inc. 1983–. [99]
  • Grolier Incorporated (1998). Academic American Encyclopedia. Grolier Inc. ISBN   978-0-7172-2068-7. [100]
  • Grolier Universal Encyclopedia. Grolier, 1965–1972. [101]
  • The Hamlyn Younger Children's Encyclopedia. Hamlyn Publishing, 1972. [101]
  • Harver Junior World Encyclopedia. Harver Educational, 1972. [101]
  • Harver World Encyclopedia: Alphabetical Encyclopedia in 20 Volumes. Harver Educational, 1973–75. [102]
  • Home University Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Treasury of Knowledge, with Special Plates and Articles and Departmental Supervision by 462 Leading Editors, Educators and Specialists in the United States and Europe. Books, Inc., 1941–61. [103]
  • Hutchinson Encyclopedia , Hutchinson, ed., (2007), Hodder & Stoughton, 1,062 pages. ISBN   0-340-88690-0.
  • Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Ireland , Brady, Ciaran (2000), Oxford, Helicon, 384 pages. ISBN   978-1-85986-320-6.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Learning in 12 Fact-Filled Accurate Volumes Illustrated with more than 6,000 Dramatic Full-Color Pictures. Comet Press, 1969. [103]
  • The Illustrated Libraries of Human Knowledge. Charles E. Merrill Publishing, 1968. [103]
  • Illustrated World Encyclopedia. Bobley Publishing, 1958–73. [104]
  • Information Finder. World Book. 1989. [105]
  • The Junior Encyclopedia of General Knowledge. Octopus Books Ltd., 1978. [106]
  • Junior Pears Encyclopedia. Pelham Books Ltd., 1961–. [106]
  • The Kingfisher Children's Encyclopedia. Kingfisher Books. 1992. [107]
  • Knowledge Encyclopedia. Arco Publishing. 1984. [108]
  • The Kussmaul Encyclopedia. Delphi Internet Services. 1983. [109]
  • The Ladies' Home Journal Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia for Learning. Ladies Home Journal and Comet Press, 1970. [110]
  • Larousse Illustrated International Encyclopedia and Dictionary. World Publishing, 1972. [111]
  • Lexicon Universal Encyclopedia. Lexicon Publications. 1982–. [112]
  • The Lincoln Library of Essential Information. Frontier Press, 1924–85. [111]
  • Little and Ives Illustrated Ready Reference Encyclopedia. Little and Ives, 1961. [111]
  • The Macmillan Family Encyclopedia. Grolier Inc. 1980–. [113]
  • The McKay One-Volume International Encyclopedia. McKay, 1970. [114]
  • Merit Students Encyclopedia. Macmillan Educational, 1967–91. [115]
  • Microsoft Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia. Microsoft Corporation. 1993. [116]
  • Modern Century Illustrated Encyclopedia. Modern Century Illustrated Encyclopedia, Inc., 1972. [115]
  • My First Encyclopedia. Snow, Alan (1992). Troll Associates. [117]
  • My First Encyclopedia. Watson, Carol (1993). Dorling Kindersley. [118]
  • My First Encyclopedia A–Z. Silver Burdett, 1988. [115]
  • My First Golden Encyclopedia. Golden Press, 1969. [115]
  • National Encyclopedia. P.F. Collier, 1932–60. [119]
  • Ekman, Arne (2000). Nationalencyklopedin: ett uppslagsverk på vetenskaplig grund utarbetat på initiativ av Statens kulturråd (in Swedish). Bra Böcker. ISBN   978-91-7133-736-8.. A subscription-based online version is also available.
  • Nelson's Encyclopedia for Young Readers. Thomas Nelson, 1980. [119]
  • Nelson's Perpetual Loose Leaf Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference, Original (conventionally bound) edition: 1904; loose-leaf edition: 1907–1934. [120]
  • The New American Desk Encyclopedia. New American Library. 1984. [121]
  • The New American Encyclopedia: A Treasury of Information on the Sciences, the Arts, Literature, and General Knowledge. The Publishers Agency, 1973. [119]
  • The New Book of Knowledge. Grolier Inc. 1966–. [44] [122]
  • The New Caxton Encyclopedia. Caxton Publications, 1979. [123]
  • New Century Book of Facts: A Handbook of Ready Reference. Continental Publishing, 1909–64. [124]
  • The New College Encyclopedia. Galahad Press, 1978. [124]
  • New Golden Encyclopedia. Golden Press, 1963. [124]
  • The New Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Electronic Publishing. 1985. [125]
  • The New Grolier Student Encyclopedia. Grolier Educational Corporation. 1988–. [126]
  • New Human Interest Library. Books, Inc., 1928–68. [127]
  • The New Illustrated Columbia Encyclopedia. Rockville House, 1978–80. [127]
  • New Knowledge Library: Universal Reference Encyclopedia. Bay Books, 1981. [127]
  • New Standard Encyclopedia. Standard Educational Corporation. 1930–. [128]
  • The New Talking Cassette Encyclopedia. Troll Associates, 1984. [129]
  • The New Universal Family Encyclopedia. Random House, 1985. [130]
  • New Universal Standard Encyclopedia. Funk & Wagnalls, 1968. [130]
  • The New University One-Volume Encyclopedia. Grosset Dunlap, 1968. [130]
  • Our Wonderful World: An Encyclopedic Anthology for the Entire Family. Grolier, 1955–72. [131]
  • Oxford Children's Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. 1991. [132]
  • Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press. 1985–1993. [133]
  • Oxford Junior Encyclopedia. Oxford University Press, 1948–76. [134]
  • Pears Cyclopaedia: A Book of Background Information and Reference for Everyday Use. Pelham Books, 1897–. [134]
  • Penguin Encyclopedia. Penguin Books, 1966. [134]
  • Picture Encyclopedia for Children. Grosset & Dunlap, 1987. [135]
  • Pictured Knowledge: The Full-Color Illustrated Encyclopedia for the Family. Little and Ives, 1956–58. [136]
  • Pocket Encyclopedia. Random House, 1989. [136]
  • Purnell's First Encyclopedia in Colour. Purnell & Sons, 1974. [136]
  • Purnell's Pictorial Encyclopedia. Purnell & Sons, 1979. [136]
  • The Quick Reference Handbook: Basic Knowledge and Modern Technology. Varsity Company, 1987. [137]
  • Raintree Children's Encyclopedia. Raintree Publishers, 1988. [138]
  • Rand McNally Student Encyclopedia in Color. Rand McNally, 1972. [138]
  • Rand McNally's Children's Encyclopedia. Rand McNally, 1977. [139]
  • The Random House Children's Encyclopedia. Troll Associates. 1991. [140]
  • Random House Electronic Encyclopedia. SelecTronics. 1990. [141]
  • The Random House Encyclopedia. Random House. 1977. [142]
  • The Random House Encyclopedia: Electronic Edition. MicroLytics. 1990. [143]
  • The Random House Library of Knowledge: First Encyclopedia. Williams, Brian and Brenda (1992). Random House. [144]
  • Richards Topical Encyclopedia. Grolier, Inc., 1939–62. [145]
  • Routledge's every man's cyclopedia. Routledge; Dutton, 1910. [52]
  • Running Press Cyclopedia: The Portable, Visual Encyclopedia. Running Press. 1993. [146]
  • The Software Toolworks Illustrated Encyclopedia. Grolier Electronic Publishing. 1990. [147]
  • Troll Student Encyclopedia., Dempsey, Michael and Keith Lye (1991), Troll Associates. [148]
  • Unified Encyclopedia: A Modern Reference Library of Unified Knowledge for the Parent, Student and Young Reader. Unified Encyclopedia Press, 1960–64. [145]
  • The Universal World Reference Encyclopedia. Consolidated Book Publishers, 1945–70. [145]
  • The Usborne Children's Encyclopedia. Elliott, Jane (1987). EDC Publishing. [149]
  • The Volume Library: A Modern, Authoritative Reference for Home and School Use. The Southwestern Company. 1911–962, 1970. [150]
  • Webster's Beginning Book of Facts., Dennis, John (1978), Merriam-Webster. [151]
  • Webster's Family Encyclopedia. Ottenheimer Publishers. 1989–. [152]
  • Webster's New World Encyclopedia. Prentice Hall. 1992. [153]
  • Webster's New World Encyclopedia College Edition. Prentice Hall. 1993. [154]
  • Webster's New World Encyclopedia: Pocket Edition. Prentice Hall. 1993. [155]
  • Wikipedia: The free encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 2001–. Available online here. [44]
  • Wonderland of Knowledge. Publishers Publications, 1937–73. [156]
  • The World Almanac Infopedia: A Visual Encyclopedia for Students. World Almanac. 1990. [157]
  • The World Book Encyclopedia. World Book, Inc. 1917–. [158]
  • World Wide Encyclopedia. Books, Inc., 1967. [156]
  • The Young Children's Encyclopedia. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1970–. [159]
  • Young People's Illustrated Encyclopedia. Children's Press, 1972. [156]
  • Young Students Learning Library. Weekly Reader Books. 1988–. [160]
  • Young World: A Child's First Encyclopedia. Random House, 1992. [156]

Encyclopedias by country/region

Albania
Arab world
Armenia
Australia
Bangladesh
Benin
Brazil
  • Jackson, W. M., ed. (1919). Encyclopedia e diccionario internacional (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Lisboa. [161]
Canada
Cape Verde
Chad
China
  • The Chinese-Language Concise Encyclopædia Britannica or Bu lie dian xiu zhen bai ke. (in Chinese). Encyclopædia Britannica & Taiwan Chung Hwa Book Publishing, 1988. Available online here. [44] [162]
  • The New Encyclopædia Britannica in 32 Volumes. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1974–. [162]
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Ecuador
  • Enciclopedia del Ecuador, freely accessible online (in Spanish)
Eritrea
Estonia
France
  • Marchand, Pierre; De Farcy, Élisabeth, eds. (1986). Découvertes Gallimard [Gallimard Discoveries] (in French). Paris: Éditions Gallimard. OCLC   638040265.
  • Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse (in French). Larousse, 1993. [164]
  • Diderot, Denis; et al., eds. (1751–1765). The ARTFL Encyclopédie (in French). Paris: Briasson, etc. [165]
  • Encyclopédie de L'Univers en Couleurs (in French). Larousse, 1989. [166]
  • Encyclopedia Universalis (in French). Encyclopedia Universalis France, 1990. [164]
  • Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse. Larousse, 1982–89. [166]
  • La grande encyclopedie (in French). Paris: Lamirault. 1886–1902. [165]
  • La Grande Encyclopédie (in French). Larousse, 1971–90. [166]
  • Grand Larousse Junior (in French). Larousse, 1992. [166]
  • Grand Larousse Universel en 15 Volumes (in French). Larousse, 1988. [166]
  • Larousse, Pierre, ed. (1865–1890). Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siecle ... (in French). Paris: Larousse. [165]
  • Larousse des Jeunes Encyclopédie (in French). Larousse, 1991. [166]
  • La Petit Larousse Illustré (in French). Larousse, 1993. [166]
  • Théma Encyclopédie Larousse (in French). Larousse, 1990–91. [166]
Germany
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
  • Élesztős, László, Sándor Rostás, Éva Barabás. Magyar nagylexikon. Akadémiai Kiadó; Magyar Nagylexikon Kiadó, 1993–2004. ISBN   963-05-6611-7. (Hungarian) [44]
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Iceland
Italy
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Japan
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Kazakhstan
Korea
Mexico
Netherlands
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Nepal
Niger
Poland
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  • Encyklopedia powszechna PWN (in Polish). Vol. 4 + 1 vols. Warsaw: PWN. 1973–1976.
  • Britannica (in Polish). Vol. 49 vols (Encyclopædia Britannica – polish ed.). Warsaw: Kurpisz S.A. 1997–2005.
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  • Encyklopedia nowej generacji E2.0 (in Polish). Warsaw: PWN. 2008.
Russia/Soviet Union
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Spain
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Sudan
Togo
United States

Encyclopedias by topic

Religion
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Genealogy

Names

Family names

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  • Bell, Robert. The book of Scots-Irish family names. Blackstaff, 1998. ISBN   0-85640-602-3. [186]
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  • Dauzat, Albert, Marie-Thérèse Morlet. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France. Larousse, 1987. ISBN   978-2-03-340309-6. [186]
  • Fordant, Laurent. Tous les noms de famille de France et leur localisation en 1900. Archives & Culture, 1999. ISBN   2-911665-30-9. [186]
  • Fucilla, Joseph G. Our Italian surnames. Genealogical Publ. Co., 2003, 1949. ISBN   978-0-8063-1187-6. [186]
  • Guggenheimer, Heinrich W., Eva H. Guggenheimer. Etymologisches Lexikon der jüdischen Familiennamen. K. G. Saur, 1996. ISBN   3-598-11260-2. [186]
  • Hanks, Patricia. Dictionary of American family names. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN   0-19-508137-4. [186]
  • Hanks, Patrick, Flavia Hodges, David L. Gold. A dictionary of surnames. Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN   0-19-211592-8. [186]
  • Herbillon, Jules, Jean Germain, F. Debrabandere. Dictionnaire des noms de famille en Belgique romane: Et dans les régions limitrophes (Flandres, France du Nord, Luxembourg). Crédit communal, 1996. ISBN   2-87193-228-X. [186]
  • Herz, Laurent. Dictionnaire étymologique de noms de famille français d'origine étrangère et régionale: avec l'étymologie de quelques noms étrangers célèbres. L'Harmattan, 2010. ISBN   978-2-296-11753-2. [186]
  • Kaganoff, Benzion C. A dictionary of Jewish names and their history. J. Aronson, 1996. ISBN   1-56821-953-9. [186]
  • MacLysaght, Edward. The surnames of Ireland. Irish Academic Press, 1999. ISBN   0-7165-2366-3. [186]
  • Martine, Roderick, Don Pottinger, Sir Malcolm Innes of Edingight. Scottish clan and family names: their arms, origins, and tartans. Mainstream Publ., 2008. ISBN   1-85158-418-8. [186]
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  • Navajas, Julio de Atienza y. Nobiliario español: diccionario heráldico de apellidos españoles y de títulos nobiliarios. Aguilar, 1959. [186]
  • Platt, Lyman D. Hispanic surnames and family history. Genealogical Publ. Co., 1996. ISBN   0-8063-1480-X. [186]
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  • Unbegaun, Boris Ottokar. Russian surnames. Clarendon Press, 1972. ISBN   0-19-815635-9. [186]
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  • Whyte, Donald. Scottish surnames. Birlinn, 2000. ISBN   1-84158-056-2. [186]
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Given names

  • Beider, Alexander. A dictionary of Ashkenazic given names: Their origins, structure, pronunciation, and migrations. Avotaynu, 2001. ISBN   1-886223-12-2. [186]
  • Benson, Morton. Dictionary of Russian personal names: With a revised guide to stress and morphology. Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN   0-521-41165-3. [186]
  • Dauzat, Albert, Marie-Thérèse Morlet. Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France. Larousse, 1987. ISBN   978-2-03-340309-6. [186]
  • Hanks, Patrick, Flavia Hodges. A concise dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN   0-19-866259-9. [186]
  • Hanks, Patrick, Flavia Hodges. A dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN   0-19-860764-4. [186]
  • Kaganoff, Benzion C. A dictionary of Jewish names and their history. J. Aronson, 1996. ISBN   1-56821-953-9. [186]
  • Kolatch, Alfred J. The comprehensive dictionary of English and Hebrew first names. Jonathan David Publishers, 2004. ISBN   0-8246-0455-5. [186]
  • Room, Adrian. Dictionary of first names. Cassell, 2002. ISBN   0-304-36226-3. [186]
  • Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford dictionary of English Christian names. Clarendon, 1977. ISBN   0-19-869124-6. [186]
  • Woods, Richard Donovan. Hispanic first names: A comprehensive dictionary of 250 years of Mexican-American usage. Greenwood Press, 1984. ISBN   0-313-24193-7. [186]

Heraldry

Orders and decorations

Government

American government and politics

American law

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  • Foner, Eric. Freedom's lawmakers: A directory of black officeholders during Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press, 1996. ISBN   0-8071-2082-0. [9]
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  • Janosik, Robert J. Encyclopedia of the American Judicial System. Scribner's, 1987. [194]
  • Johnson, Barnabas D. Almanac of the federal judiciary. Aspen Law and Business, [1984]–. ISBN   1-56706-154-0. [9]
  • Leadership Directories. Judicial yellow book: who's who in federal and state courts. Leadership Directories, 1995–. ISSN   1082-3298. [9]
  • Leonard, Arthur S. Sexuality and the Law: An Encyclopedia of Major Legal Cases. Garland, 1993. [197] [198]
  • Levy, Leonard W. Encyclopedia of the American Constitution. Macmillan, 1986. [199]
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  • Reincke, Mary, Jeanenn C. Wilhelmi, Reginal Bishop Forster and Associates. The American bench: judges of the nation. Reginald Bishop Forster and Associates, 1977–. ISSN   0160-2578. [9]
  • Renstrom, Peter G. The American Law Dictionary. ABC-CLIO, 1991. [195]
  • Ross, Martin J. Handbook of Everyday Law. 4th ed., HarperCollins, 1981. [194]
  • Wallman, Lester and Lawrence Schwarz. Handbook of Family Law. Prentice-Hall, 1989. [194]
  • You and the Law. 3rd ed., Reader's Digest Association, 1984. [194]
United States Supreme Court
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  • Elliot, Stephen P. Reference Guide to the United States Supreme Court. Facts on File, 1986. [200]
  • Friedman, Leon, Fred L. Israel. Justices of the United States Supreme Court: their lives and major opinions. Facts On File, 2013. ISBN   978-0-8160-7015-2. [9]
  • Hall, Kermit L. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. Oxford University Press, 1992. [200]
  • Hixson, Richard. Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Cases. Garland, 1989. [31]
  • Johnson, John W. Historic U. S. Court Cases, 1690–1990: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1992. [194]
  • Lieberman, Jethro K. The Evolving Constitution: How the Supreme Court Has Ruled on Issues from Abortion to Zoning. Random House, 1992. [194]
  • Supreme Court A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. Congressional Quarterly Books, 1993. [200]
  • Urofsky, Melvin I. 100 Americans making constitutional history: A biographical history. CQ Press, 2004. ISBN   1-56802-799-0. [9]
  • Urofsky, Melvin I. Biographical encyclopedia of the Supreme Court: the lives and legal philosophies of the justices. CQ Press, 2006. ISBN   978-1-933116-48-8. [9]
  • Wagman, Robert J. The Supreme Court: A Citizen's Guide. Pharos Books, 1992. [200]

American politics

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  • Greene, Jack P. Encyclopedia of American Political History: Studies of the Principal movements and Ideas. Scribner's, 1984. [190] [192]
  • Kestenbaum, Lawrence. The political graveyard: A database of historic cemeteries. Lawrence Kestenbaum, 1996–. available here. [9]
  • KnowWho, Inc. MyGovernment. Gale Cengage Learning, 2012. available online here. [9]
  • Krusche, Earl. Encyclopedia of Third Parties in the United States. ABC-CLIO, 1991. [201]
  • Kurian, George Thomas, Jeffrey D. Schultz. The encyclopedia of the Democratic Party. Sharpe Reference, 1997. ISBN   1-56324-729-1. [9]
  • Kurian, George Thomas, Jeffrey D. Schultz. The encyclopedia of the Republican Party. Sharpe Reference, 1997. ISBN   1-56324-729-1. [9]
  • Maisel, L. Sandy & Charles Bassett. Political Parties and Elections in the United States: An Encyclopedia. Garland, 1991. [201] [202]
  • Marquis Who's Who. Who's who in American politics. Marquis Who's Who, 1967/68-. [9]
  • Mongillo, John F., Bibi Booth. Environmental activists. Greenwood Press, 2001. ISBN   0-313-30884-5. [9]
  • O'Dea, Suzanne. From suffrage to the Senate: America's political women: an encyclopedia of leaders, causes & issues. Grey House Publ., 2013. ISBN   978-1-61925-010-9. [9]
  • Plano, Jack C. & Milton Greenberg. The American Political Dictionary. 8th ed., Holt, 1989. [203]
  • Renstrom, Peter and Chester Rogers. Electoral Politics Dictionary. ABC-CLIO, 1989. [201]
  • Schenken, Suzanne O'Dea, Ann W. Richards. From suffrage to the Senate: An encyclopedia of American women in politics. ABC-CLIO, 1999. ISBN   0-87436-960-6. [9]
  • Shafritz, Jay. Dorsey Dictionary of American Government and Politics. Dorsey Press, 1988. [203]
  • Shafritz, Jay. HarperCollins Dictionary of American Government and Politics. HarperCollins, 1992. [203]
  • Theis, Paul A., Edmund Lee Henshaw. Who's who in American politics. Bowker. ISSN   0000-0205. [9]
  • Young, Michael. American Dictionary of Campaigns and Elections. Hamilton Press, 1987. [201]
American diplomacy and foreign policy
  • Brune, Lester. Chronological History of United States Foreign Relations. Garland, 1985, 1991. [190]
  • DeConde, Alexander. Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy: Studies of the Principal Movements and Ideas. Scribner's, 1978. [190] [192] [204]
  • Findling, John E. Dictionary of American Diplomatic History. 2nd ed., Greenwood, 1989. [190] [204]
  • Flanders, Stephen & Carl. Dictionary of American Foreign Affairs. Macmillan, 1993. [190]
American legislature
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  • Congress A to Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. 2nd ed., Congressional Quarterly, 1993. [192]
  • Elliott, Jeffrey and Sheikh Ali. Presidential-Congressional Political Dictionary. ABC-CLIO, 1984. [205]
  • Silbey, Joel H. Encyclopedia of the American Legislative System: Studies of the Principal Structures, Processes, and Policies of Congress and State Legislatures Since the Colonial Era. Scribner's, 1994. [192]
  • Struglinski, Suzanne. The almanac of the unelected. Bernan Associates, 1988–. ISSN   1047-0999. [9]
United States Congress
  • Foerstel, Karen. Biographical dictionary of congressional women. Greenwood Press, 1999. ISBN   0-313-30290-1. [9]
  • Kaptur, Marcy. Women of Congress: A twentieth-century odyssey. Congressional Quarterly, 1996. ISBN   0-87187-989-1. [9]
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  • Ragsdale, Bruce A., Joel D. Treese, Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives. Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1989. U. S. Government Printing Office, 1990. [9]
American presidency
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  • De Gregorio, William. Complete Book of U. S. Presidents. 4th ed., Dembner Books, 1993. [205]
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  • Graff, Henry. The Presidents: A Reference History. Scribner's, 1984. [205]
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  • Whitney, David. American Presidents. 7th ed., Prentice-Hall Press, 1990. [205]

Executive

Royalty

Law and the judiciary

Women and the law

  • Niles, Gayle and Douglas Snider. Women's Counsel: A Legal Guide for Women. Arden Press, 1984. [200]
  • The State-by-State Guide to Women's Legal Rights. McGraw-Hill, 1987. [200]

Crime and law enforcement

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  • Greene, Jack R., ed. (2003). "Encyclopedia of Police Science: 2-Volume Set". The Encyclopedia of Police Science. Vol. 1 (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge/Amazon Digital Services, Inc. ISBN   978-0-415-64223-1.
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  • Harer, John B. Intellectual Freedom: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 1992. [210]
Human and civil rights
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  • Cookson, Catharine. Encyclopedia of religious freedom. Routledge, 2003. ISBN   0-415-94181-4. [13]
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Politics and political science

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United Nations
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Political ideologies

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Communism, Marxism, Socialism
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Conservatism and Libertarianism

History

Human sexuality, reproduction, and child care

Child care

Homosexuality

Labour and Industrial Relations

Language and linguistics

Libraries and information science

Literature

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