1826 The Portable Encyclopaedia: Or, A Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences
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Illustrated, Leather Binding, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
A portable encyclopaedia comprehending the latest improvements in every branch of useful knowledge. Illustrated with a frontispiece and fifty-one plates. Collated complete. A detailed and comprehensive work providing intensive information on the arts and sciences, with references from abacus and baboons, to yachts and zymosimeter. Written by James Mitchell, a British author and scholar. Bound by J. Tate.
Condition
In the original half calf with marbled boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Small cracks to the head of the spine at the joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting and light age toning to the endpapers. Bound by J. Tate.
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