Cyclopaedia of English Literature
by Robert Chambers
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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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's copy.
Robert Chambers (10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner, William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles. Large item. Extra shipping may be required.
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- 3318
- Title
- Cyclopaedia of English Literature
- Author
- Robert Chambers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by William and Robert Chambers
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1844
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Fine Binding;
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