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Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Fact Index, 15 Vols. A - Z

Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia and Fact Index, 15 Vols. A - Z

by F. E. Compton & Company

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1947 Edition
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1947. F.E.Compton and Company. Black boards with green lettering on spine. Light edgewear and scuffing to boards and on some volumes title lettering has faded. Spines are sturdy. Text is clean and unmarked.
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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland -- A Topographical Dictionary of  the British...

The National Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland -- A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands

by N Hamilton (ed)

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1868 Virtue Ldn h/b 12 vols Imperial 8vo gilted & blind-stamped cloth Maps good, & most of the content is remarkably clean & tight with only minor foxing here and there, an occasional loosening page, some light buckling from prior damp or 'too-tight' storage (without staining etc). But the set is externally very rough -- covers bruised, battered & stained, hinges broken or weak, some edges rubbed through, moth-eatenscarring, some backstrip missing on one or two books etc etc etc etc -- yet despite all faults appears to be a complete & substantially intact copy of a significant & RARE GENEALOGICAL TREASURE TROVE for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales mid-1800's, just prior to the major colonial emigrations. The set comprises 3 official volumes (distributed over 12 actual volumes) Full SET 12 Gazetteer Britain & Ireland 1868
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Meyers Lexikon
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Meyers Lexikon: 12 Bande

by Edited

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7th.
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A 7th ed. 12 volume good hardcover (cloth-bound / leather-bound spine), minor signs of wear on cov. as in image, text/block tight clean.
Vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage 12 Bde. Mit etwa 5000 Textabbildungen und über 1000 Tafeln, Karten und Textbeilagen. Schwarze Original-Halblederbände mit rotem Rückenschild und reicher Goldprägung, deren florales Liniendekor noch dem Jugendstil entlehnt ist. Deckel in olivgrüner Leinenbespannung und mit schwarzen Lederecken. Erste Großlexikon-Ausgabe während der Weimarer Republik, die ursprünglich bereits für 1921 geplant war. Sehr informative Ausgabe, die in der Anzahl der Artikel ihre Vorgänger übertrifft.Das Grundwerk umfasst 12 Bände mit 21.000 Spalten (Spaltenzählung). Der Entwurf für den Bucheinband der Halbleder-Ausgabe stammte von dem berühmten Prager Illustrator und Buchkünstler Hugo Steiner.
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Diderot and the Encyclopaedists, in Two Volumes

Diderot and the Encyclopaedists, in Two Volumes

by Morley, John Viscount

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Limited Edition
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London: Macmillan and Co, Limited, 1921. Finely bound in half blue morocco over blue buckram boards, the spine lettering and emblems stamped in gilt, gilt rules, top edges gilt, marbled end pages, the binding signed by Dickers & Son. London. One of 750 copies printed in the Edition Deluxe. Near Fine, the spines sunned to an even gray. . Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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Encyclopedie Francaise :
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Encyclopedie Francaise : ou choix de morceaux des meilleurs prosateurs et poetes Francais avec des notes. Pour servir aux ecoles de la Grece

by Rangabe, A. R.

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1st bilingual
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A 1st bilingual ed. good- hardcover with heavy signs of wear on covs. & spine as in image, text good+ signs of aging with minor foxing, notes on b. end p., FON. TEXT Francais with small Greek biography of authors. Notice:
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Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated
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Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated: A Complete and Authentic Description of All Modern Elongateds, 1960-1978

by Rosato, Angelo A.

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First Edition
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New Milford, CT: Angros Publishers, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Fine / Fine. 1732 pp. Turquoise leatherette on board with gold lettering on front board and spine. Signatured, stitched, and glued. Original unclipped dust jacket showing price of $129.95. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings by the author. Dust jacket now in archival protective sleeve.Learn a bit about this book on YouTube. "Geraldine Rosato - Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated by Angelo A. Rosato" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ipbb6gn6sI&ab_channel=ZachEdick
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Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations 1762-1777, 5 vols
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Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations 1762-1777, 5 vols

by Diderot

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New York: Abrams, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, Very Good Condition, some spotting on the box, hardcovers in pristine condition, clean crisp pages and endpapers, tight binding. Box Set of the "Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations", Complete set Volumes I-IV plus Index. A facsimile of the plate volumes in 5 volumes (7" in height) bound in 1/4 leather and buckram boards in slipcase. From the Introduction: "The Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire des sciences, des arts et des metiers is a landmark in the revolution in human thought that occurred in the mid-eighteenth century, and it set a seal on the victory of the 'philosophical and rationalists spirit" over the forces of traditionalism and reaction This edition includes all the plates prepared for the Encyclopedia, over 3,000 illustrations in all, covering the whole of the extraordinarily comprehensive collection of material dealt with in the major publishing project undertaken during the eighteenth century" 5 volumes (7" in height)… Read More
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The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry,...
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The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure Containing News, Letters, Debates, Poetry, Music, Biography, History, Geography, Voyages, Criticism, Translations, Philosophy, Mathematics, Husbandry, Gardening, Cooking, Chemistry, Mechanics, Trade, Navigation, Architecture and other Arts and Sciences ... Vol. LXXVIII (1786). [With 14 of 15 Copperplate Engravings]

by Bent, William

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First Edition First Printing
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London: William Bent, 1786. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good. Octavo. 384 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in quarter tan calf, with marbled paper covered boards. The binding is rubbed, and the boards show some normal scuffs. Raised bands on the spine. Prior owner's signature "T. Smith / 1788" on the front flyleaf in a fine hand. There is some foxing to the text. Some offsetting to the paper on the pages opposite the engravings. This volume is has 14 of 15 plates, LACKING the plate of Hatfield House opposite Pg. 137. This plate also lacks the leaf for pages 138-139, so two pages of text are missing. This volume runs from January to June, 1786 and contains the supplement and the Index at the rear.
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16 VOLUMES WITH 67 FOLDING ENGRAVED PLATES. Nouveau cours complet d'agriculture théorique et...
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Paris: Deterville, 1821-23. New edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, BY AUTHOR KILLED DURING FRENCH REVOLUTION, ILLUSTRATED WITH 67 FOLDING ENGRAVED PLATES. 16 hardcover volumes, over 500 pages per volume. 8 1/2 inches tall, contemporary 3/4 plum leather with pebbled cloth binding, gilt emblem of Society of Writers to the Signet on each cover, spines gilt, small bookplate to front paste-down of each volume; 67 engraved folding plates in excellent condition. Corners and edges of spine worn, scattered light foxing, overall very good. TEXT IN FRENCH. HEAVY SET WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE.FRANCOIS ROZIER (1734 – 1793) was a French botanist and agronomist. Rozier studied in the Jesuit college at Villefranche-sur-Saône and entered the Saint-Irénée seminary in Lyon. He was admitted to the Académie de Lyon. In 1779 he set himself up near Béziers (domaine de Beauséjour) where he edited his Cours complet… Read More
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Encyclopaedia of Music for Pictures
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Encyclopaedia of Music for Pictures

by Erno Rapee

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First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 9.25 x 6, gilt lettered gray cloth, 510 pp, Hardcover has some edgewear and wear on tips. FFEP has ownership stamp "Minnie Lehr" with "Patent Applied for" inkstamp on title pages. Square and tight textblock. Scarce in its original edition. Excellent condition
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature

by Robert Chambers

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First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Beautifully bound in 3/4s calf with marbled boards. Brown endpapers and red edges. Five raised, ribbed bands. Gilt spine title. Some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards. Binding is tight and square. A collector's copy.Robert Chambers (10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner, William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles. Large item. Extra shipping may be required.
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The Popular Encyclopedia
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The Popular Encyclopedia: Set of 14

by Charles Amadale

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A general dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography and History. New Issue Revised contains the 1891 Census Returns of Britain and the 1890 Returns for the United States.
Front covers marked and bumped. Internal pages are slightly discoloured with age, but content is clean and tightly bound.
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The Complete Opera Book
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The Complete Opera Book: The Stories of the Operas, together with Leading Airs and Motives in Musical Notation

by Gustav Kobbe

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American edition
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197The Complete Opera Book is a very interesting and comprehensive book of operas illustrated with sixty three portraits, besides many lyrical and musical notation excerpts. There are very minor indications of wear in this book and no markings. The binding is very slightly discolored from exposure compared to the rest of the cover. I have been unable to find another copy of the 1937 version.
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The Annual Cyclopaedia & Register of Important Events of the Year 1899, 1900 First Edition
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The Annual Cyclopaedia & Register of Important Events of the Year 1899, 1900 First Edition

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The Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1899, Embracing political, Military and Ecclesiastical affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1900 First Edition. New York: D Appleton and Company, 1900. Condition: NOT a library book. Near fine condition as shown. Clean interior, marbled page edges still bright, Clean interior. One heavy fold at top right of page 11. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers** For all standard international book orders, we will be using Asendia consolidated shipping through Biblio.com. If you should choose expedited… Read More
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Merit Students Encyclopedia Set - 20 Volumes
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Merit Students Encyclopedia Set - 20 Volumes

by Various

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New York, New York, Usa: Macmillan Educational Corporation, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. 11 Copies Show Signs Of Staining, On The Top Edges. Does Not Affect Pages. May Have Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Vintage 1977 Classic Hunter Green Binding.
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