CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL ARTS
by Tomlinson, Charles [ed]
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Virtue & Co., 1866. xix, 935; 956, 740pp., steel and wood engravings. Short supplementary section on invention. A fine and very large set of the three volume ediiton. 63 plates and 3063 wood engravings. All three volumes finely bound with polished black half calf bindingS. Gilt titles to the raised banded spines. A.e. marbled edges. Original marbled end-papers. Mostly very clean sheets with only an occasional light foxing. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTOS.. Original Edition. Hardback. Fine. large 4to.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GT1297
- Title
- CYCLOPAEDIA OF USEFUL ARTS
- Author
- Tomlinson, Charles [ed]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Original Edition
- Publisher
- Virtue & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1866
- Size
- large 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
About Thomas Rare Books
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