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Encyclopædia Americana; a popular dictionary of arts, sciences, literature, history, politics, and biography, brought down to the present time; including a copious collection of original articles in American biography; on the basis of the seventh edition of the German conversations-lexicon. by LIEBER, Francis; et al
1835 Encyclopedia Americana 13v SET American Art Science Politics Philadelphia The 'Encyclopedia Americana' is one of the largest and most thorough dictionary/encyclopedias in the English language. Originally published in the 1820s, this work went through…
$950.00
World Furniture - An Illustrated History by Helena Hayward (Editor)
London, New York, Sydney, Toronto: Hamlyn, 1975 A large, heavy book. Classic reference work. 320 pages lavishly illustrated with colour photographs. Size: 10" X 14"…
From Eaglestones
$700.00
The sports of the world by AFLALO, Frederick G
1903 Sports of the World Golf Maori Sports Tiger HUNTING Military Cricket India Frederick George Aflalo founded the British Sea Anglers' Society and travelled around the world becoming a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He also edited and author…
$499.00
Encyclopaedia of Music for Pictures by Erno Rapee
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 9.25 x 6, gilt lettered gray cloth, 510 pp, Hardcover has some edgewear and wear on tips. FFEP has ownership stamp "Minnie Lehr" with "Patent Applied for" inkstamp on title pages. Square and tight textblock. Scarce in…
From EGR books
$375.00
The National Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland -- A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands by N Hamilton (ed)
1868 Virtue Ldn h/b 12 vols Imperial 8vo gilted & blind-stamped cloth Maps good, & most of the content is remarkably clean & tight with only minor foxing here and there, an occasional loosening page, some light buckling from prior damp or 'too-tight' stor…
From NZ Story
NZ$450.00
Diderot and the Encyclopaedists, in Two Volumes by Morley, John Viscount
London: Macmillan and Co, Limited, 1921. Finely bound in half blue morocco over blue buckram boards, the spine lettering and emblems stamped in gilt, gilt rules, top edges gilt, marbled end pages, the binding signed by Dickers & Son. London. One of 75…
$400.00
Cyclopaedia of English Literature by Robert Chambers
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Beautifully bound in 3/4s calf with marbled boards. Brown endpapers and red edges. Five raised, ribbed bands. Gilt spine title. Some wear to extremities and rubbing to boards. Binding is tight and square. A collector…
From EGR books
$240.00
Nouveau cours complet d'agriculture théorique et pratique contenant la grande et la petite culture, l'économie rurale et domestique, la médecine vétérinaire etc. by Rozier, Francois
Paris: Deterville, 1821-23. New edition, revised, corrected, and enlarged. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF EUROPEAN AGRICULTURE DURING THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, BY AUTHOR KILLED DURING FRENCH REVOLUTION, ILLUSTRATED WITH 67 FOLDING ENGRAVED PLATES. 16 hardcov…
From Biomed Rare Books
$400.00
British Sports and Sportsmen: Golf, Athletics, Tennis. Hockey and Other Ball Games. Winter Sports by British Sports and Sportsmen
London: Sports & Sportsmen Ltd. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. [n.d., ca. 1935]. Limited edition, 910/1000. Full red morocco. Gilt titling and decorated compartments to spine, gilt panels to boards. Inner edge dentelle. A.E.G. Marbled end…
From Minotavros Books
CA$400.00
Cyclopaedia: or, an universal dictionary of arts and sciences; containing an explication of the terms, and an account of the things signified thereby, in the several arts, both liberal and mechanical; and the several sciences, human and divine ... The fifth edition by Chambers, E[phraim]
London: printed for D. Midwinter, W. Innys, C. Rivington [et al.]; volume II: printed for D. Midwinter, M. Senex, W. Innys, A. Ward [et al], 1741. 2 volumes, folio; pp. [4], xxv, [1], plus unpaginated lexicon in double column; [2], plus unpaginated lexic…
From Rulon-Miller Books
$3277.50
Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations 1762-1777, 5 vols by Diderot
New York: Abrams, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover, Very Good Condition, some spotting on the box, hardcovers in pristine condition, clean crisp pages and endpapers, tight binding. Box Set of the "Diderot Encyclopedia: The Complete Illustrations", …
From Rare Books Honolulu
$535.00
A History of world civilizations by Tannenbaum, Edward R. [Editor]
Wiley, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. There is some shelf wear. There is some light tanning/foxing to the outer edges of the pages due to age.…
$101.00
1870 Imperial Dictionary Universal Biography 84 Portraits History Science 14v by MACKENZIE, William [edit.]
1870 Imperial Dictionary Universal Biography 84 Portraits History Science 14v The "The Imperial Dictionary Of Universal Biography" is a rare 19th-century encyclopedia-like work collected and edited by William Mackenzie. This work is best-known for its pl…
$599.00
Recueil De Planches, du dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers… tome 6 by DIDEROT, Denis
1792 Diderot Encyclopedia 95 Plates Inventions Machines ART Anatomy SKELETONS Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine, or religion. However, Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopedie' c…
$1500.00
Recueil De Planches, du dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers… tome 10 by DIDEROT, Denis
1792 Diderot Encyclopedia 88 Plates HOROLOGY Clock Making WATCHES Horse Riding Through the mid-18th-century, large collections of knowledge were relegated to specific areas of study like law, medicine, or religion. However, Denis Diderot's 'Encyclopedie' …
$1500.00
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