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THE CHILDREN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA, THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE. Leather Library Set. Complete in 20 volumes: Complete in 20 volumes
by [ENCYCLOPEDIA.] [Mee, Arthur (Editor.)]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Grolier Society, 1911. FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING. Bound in morocco leather bindings. Gilded spines. The top edges are gilded. Heavily illustrated. Printed on thick paper. Decorative border surrounding the text on each page. Columned text. 9 7/8 inches tall. 29 inches of shelf space. Good condition only and consistent to that grade. The leather is supple. The hinges are all strongly attached. In a few areas there is some edge starting. Some chips, as shown. General rubs / usage wear. A little loose. A closed tear. Just a substantial amount of generalized usage wear. This set displays beautifully. Heavily illustrated. The illustrations were mostly anonymous but some illustrators included Susan Beatrice Pearse, C. E. Brock, Thomas Maybank, George F. Morrell, Dudley Heath, Charles Folkard, H. R. Millar, Alexander Francis Lydon, Arthur A. Dixon and Arthur Rackham. The books used photographs by Frank Hinkins, engravings, maps and graphics. This set would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any fine library. In addition to their shelf presence, antiquarian books make an excellent investment. We always pack very securely to help ensure safe handling during transit. All books are individually wrapped and are always professionally padded. We offer a full refund guarantee, per our terms described on our site, with notification of such intent requested. Please contact us with any inquiries.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Merchants Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2157
- Title
- THE CHILDREN'S ENCYCLOPEDIA, THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE. Leather Library Set. Complete in 20 volumes
- Author
- [ENCYCLOPEDIA.] [Mee, Arthur (Editor.)]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION / FIRST PRINTING
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Merchants Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
Moab, Utah
About Merchants Rare Books
Merchants Rare Books, established in 2003, buys and sells rare and antiquarian books, with an emphasis on first editions and fine antiquarian sets from the 17th - 19th centuries.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
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