The Cabinet Cyclopaedia. The Cabinet of Geography by Lardner, Rev. Dionysius:

London, U.K.: Longman, et al, 1837. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Marbled boards with leather-bound, banded spine and leading corners. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Boards are a little rubbed. Some tearing across spine head. Leading corners are rather rubbed. Head of page block is in gilt. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Slight sunning on pages. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Brown leather boards with gilt edging and gilt decoration on spine. One or two very minor scores on boards. Boards are attached to spine a little loosely. Minor wear to spine ends and leading corners. Marbled page block, pastedowns and endpapers. Name inked on title page. Minor foxing, particularly at beginning and end of item. Last page is rather torn along inner edge. Binding is sound, pages are tight and text remains clear throughout. AF. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown. Fair; No Spine Strip, Front Cover Board Detached. 1833. Hardback. 358 pages .

GB: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831. Contemporary full brown leather with 5 raised bands and burgundy title labels. Fairly clean tight book with small mark to front cover. Upper cover holding (firmly) by strings as joint/hinge is cracked. . Hardback. VG-/No DW.

Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1835. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1835. No Edition Remarks. 341 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Volume II. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Heavy scuffing to page edges. Some pages are uncut to edges. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with splits and fraying to cloth. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and heavy tanning to title to spine.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1832. Cloth. Good+. Half-title and Title Page (dated 1832) for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia, follwed by an Illustrated Title Page depicting the "Death of Gesler". Interesting and detailed work by Rev. Lardner "assisted by eminenent Literary and Scientific Men". Includes a useful Chronological Table. History begins with the Gallic Celts & Romans and continues to the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the revival of the Jesuits in 1830. Original Plum coloured Cloth cover with Printed Paper Label on spine. Page edges untrimmed.360 Pages, 370g, 7" Tall. Attractive antique Bookplate with Armorial bearing on endpaper "Richard Davey". Spine faded and some fading to cloth (see photos). Almost Half of the paper title label is missing from the spine. Hinges sound and Text block firm. Pages in very good clean condition, only a very occasional small spot of foxing. No inscriptions except penciled price on free endpaper. (… Read More

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1832. Cloth. Good+. Half-title and Title Page (dated 1832) for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia, follwed by an Illustrated Title Page depicting the Interpretation of Ancient Inscriptions. (The Cabinet Cyclopaedia was an Interesting and detailed work by Rev. Lardner "assisted by eminenent Literary and Scientific Men".) Volume commences with a useful Analytical and Chronological Table. The History begins with the State of the Population of Italy at the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, and continues into the Napoleonic Wars. Original Plum coloured Cloth cover. Page edges untrimmed. Last page and spare title page at the back are uncut. 378 Pages, 370g, 7" Tall. Spine faded and some fading to cloth (see photos). Paper title label is missing from the spine. Hinges sound and Text block firm. Pages in very good clean condition, only a very occasional small spot of foxing. No inscriptions except penciled price on free endpaper. (… Read More

Carey & Lea, 1832. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1831. Cloth. Near Very Good. Half-title and Title Page (dated 1831) for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia, follwed by an Illustrated Title Page. Very interesting and detailed work by Rev. Lardner "assisted by eminenet Literary and Scientific Men". Illustrated with In-Text Wood Engravings. Contents include: History of Silk, Culture of the Melberry Tree, Rearing Silk Worms in China and Europe, Gathering & Sorting Cocoons, Silk from Spiders, Reeling, Throwing, Plain/ Figure/ Mechanical/ Gauze/Velvet Weaving, Brocade & Damasc, & more. Original Plum coloured Cloth cover with Printed Paper Label on spine. Page edges untrimmed.389 Pages, 350g, 7" Tall. Attractive antique Bookplate with Armorial bearing on endpaper "Richard Davey". Spine faded and some fading to cloth (see photos). Hinges sound and Text block firm. Pages in very good clean condition. No inscriptions except penciled price on free endpaper. ( Other Volumes of… Read More

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green and John Taylor,, 1830. Hardcover. Poor. Cloth boards worn and torn. Some browning and slight foxing but perfectly readable contents with nice illustrations. Owner's inscription from 1836

London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman, 1831. Cloth. Near Very Good. Half-title and Title Page (dated 1831) for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia, follwed by an Illustrated Title Page depicting the "Murder of St. Stanislas". Interesting and detailed work by Rev. Lardner "assisted by eminenent Literary and Scientific Men". Introduction begins with the Slavi anf the Origin of the Poles. The History continues to the Constitution of the Republic of Cracow in 1830, followed by a final Chapter including "Paganism yeilds to Christianity" and The Jews in Poland. Original Plum coloured Cloth cover with Printed Paper Label on spine. Extra Printed Title Page bound in at back of book. Page edges untrimmed.324 Pages, 350g, 7" Tall. Attractive antique Bookplate with Armorial bearing on endpaper "Richard Davey". Spine faded and some fading to cloth (see photos). Hinges sound and Text block firm. Small brown stain in top corner of title pages and first page of… Read More