1862-1867 The Royal Dictionary-Cyclopaedia for Universal Reference; being a complete literary, classical, historical, biographical, geographical, scientific and technological expositor of the English language

Description

Folding Maps, Illustrated, Leather Binding

A five-volume set uniformly bound in half calf bindings with marbled edges and end papers.

A comprehensive dictionary-encyclopaedia covering literary, classical, historical, biographical, geographical, scientific and technological topics, by the antiquarian and prolific author Thomas Wright (1810-1877).

Volume I lists entries A to C. Illustrated with an engraved frontispiece, an engraved title page, fifteen plates and six folding maps.
Volume II lists D to G. Illustrated with a frontispiece, seven plates and seven folding maps.
Volume III lists H to M. Illustrated with a folding map to the frontispiece, seven plates and five further folding maps.
Volume IV lists N to Q. Illustrated with a frontispiece, nine plates and two folding maps.
Volume V lists R to Z. Illustrated with a frontispiece, five plates and eight folding maps.

Collated, complete.