The Family Encyclopedia, or Compendium of Useful Knowledge, comprehending a plain and practical view of those Subjects most Interesting to Persons in the Ordinary Professions of Life
by GOODRICH, Chas. A.;
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Bookseller
- Horizon Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J5451
- Title
- The Family Encyclopedia, or Compendium of Useful Knowledge, comprehending a plain and practical view of those Subjects most Interesting to Persons in the Ordinary Professions of Life
- Author
- GOODRICH, Chas. A.;
- Format/Binding
- New black cloth, red title label with gilt lettering, marbled edges, three leaves strengthened and repaired, dampstains in some
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, J. Whorter Smith & Co., 1861, new edition, revised, improved and enlarged over earlier editions by J. R. Bigelow,
- Size
- 8vo [21 x 14.5 cm]; xii, [13] -
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of Science & Technology;
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