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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' storage (without staining etc). But the set is externally very rough -- covers bruised, battered & stained, hinges broken or weak, some edges rubbed through, moth-eatenscarring, some backstrip missing on one or two books etc etc etc etc -- yet despite all faults appears to be a complete & substantially intact copy of a significant & RARE GENEALOGICAL TREASURE TROVE for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales mid-1800's, just prior to the major colonial emigrations. The set comprises 3 official volumes (distributed over 12 actual volumes) Full SET 12 Gazetteer Britain & Ireland 1868
Encyclopedia Judaica Complete by Cecil Roth
by Cecil Roth
Encyclopedia Judaica Complete
by Cecil Roth
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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland -- A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands
by N Hamilton (ed)
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The Everyman Encyclopaedia
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J.M. Dent & Sons, London / E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1913, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 12 Volumes, 4.25" x 7" x 13" of Shelf required, leather spines with some damage, see images, binding all tight, text all clean, no foxing, no water damage.
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Diderot and the Encyclopaedists, in Two Volumes
by Morley, John Viscount
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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 750 copies printed in the Edition Deluxe. Near Fine, the spines sunned to an even gray. . Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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REMARQUES CRITIQUES SUR LE DICTIONNAIRE DE BAYLE. Premiere Partie, A-F (Seconde Partie, G-Z.
by Joly, Philippe-Louis (d. 1782) [named only in Approbation]
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Paris & Dijon: Ganeau & Desventes (Part I), Guerin & Hermil-Andrea (Part II)., 1752, 1748. Hardcover. Very Good. Large folio (42cm x 27cm) contemporary fine binding in full leather, spine on 6 cords with gilt title label and gilt-decorated compartments (tips bumped, headbands bare). All Edges Rouge, fine marbled end-papers, LIVpp (1752 Title in red & black + Preface) + xii errata +[2]pp +819pp (pagination continuous except after p364 2nd Title 1748 printed like 1st in red & black) +[1]p Approbation (naming author Sieur Joly, Chanoine de la Chapelle-au-Riche de Dijon). Folio pages beautifully crisp, clean and un-foxed throughout. *Extensive commentary by French Catholic Joly, on the Historical and Critical Dictionary of Huguenot Protestant Pierre Bayle (1647-1706). Bayle's first French encyclopedia was tolerant in religion and a major influence on 18th century Enlightenment. Here the Preface explains that Joly had two main objects - to correct Bayle's perceived errors, and supplement his omissions.…
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Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated: A Complete and Authentic Description of All Modern Elongateds, 1960-1978
by Rosato, Angelo A.
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New Milford, CT: Angros Publishers, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Fine / Fine. 1732 pp. Turquoise leatherette on board with gold lettering on front board and spine. Signatured, stitched, and glued. Original unclipped dust jacket showing price of $129.95. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings by the author. Dust jacket now in archival protective sleeve.Learn a bit about this book on YouTube. "Geraldine Rosato - Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated by Angelo A. Rosato" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ipbb6gn6sI&ab_channel=ZachEdick
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The National Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland -- A Topographical Dictionary of the British Islands
by N Hamilton (ed)
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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' storage (without staining etc). But the set is externally very rough -- covers bruised, battered & stained, hinges broken or weak, some edges rubbed through, moth-eatenscarring, some backstrip missing on one or two books etc etc etc etc -- yet despite all faults appears to be a complete & substantially intact copy of a significant & RARE GENEALOGICAL TREASURE TROVE for England, Ireland, Scotland & Wales mid-1800's, just prior to the major colonial emigrations. The set comprises 3 official volumes (distributed over 12 actual volumes) Full SET 12 Gazetteer Britain & Ireland 1868
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The Everyman Encyclopaedia
by Andrew Boyle (editor)
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J.M. Dent & Sons, London / E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1913, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 12 Volumes, 4.25" x 7" x 13" of Shelf required, leather spines with some damage, see images, binding all tight, text all clean, no foxing, no water damage.
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Diderot and the Encyclopaedists, in Two Volumes
by Morley, John Viscount
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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 750 copies printed in the Edition Deluxe. Near Fine, the spines sunned to an even gray. . Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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REMARQUES CRITIQUES SUR LE DICTIONNAIRE DE BAYLE. Premiere Partie, A-F (Seconde Partie, G-Z.
by Joly, Philippe-Louis (d. 1782) [named only in Approbation]
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Paris & Dijon: Ganeau & Desventes (Part I), Guerin & Hermil-Andrea (Part II)., 1752, 1748. Hardcover. Very Good. Large folio (42cm x 27cm) contemporary fine binding in full leather, spine on 6 cords with gilt title label and gilt-decorated compartments (tips bumped, headbands bare). All Edges Rouge, fine marbled end-papers, LIVpp (1752 Title in red & black + Preface) + xii errata +[2]pp +819pp (pagination continuous except after p364 2nd Title 1748 printed like 1st in red & black) +[1]p Approbation (naming author Sieur Joly, Chanoine de la Chapelle-au-Riche de Dijon). Folio pages beautifully crisp, clean and un-foxed throughout. *Extensive commentary by French Catholic Joly, on the Historical and Critical Dictionary of Huguenot Protestant Pierre Bayle (1647-1706). Bayle's first French encyclopedia was tolerant in religion and a major influence on 18th century Enlightenment. Here the Preface explains that Joly had two main objects - to correct Bayle's perceived errors, and supplement his omissions.…
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Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated: A Complete and Authentic Description of All Modern Elongateds, 1960-1978
by Rosato, Angelo A.
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New Milford, CT: Angros Publishers, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick quarto. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. Fine / Fine. 1732 pp. Turquoise leatherette on board with gold lettering on front board and spine. Signatured, stitched, and glued. Original unclipped dust jacket showing price of $129.95. Profusely illustrated with photos and drawings by the author. Dust jacket now in archival protective sleeve.Learn a bit about this book on YouTube. "Geraldine Rosato - Encyclopedia of the Modern Elongated by Angelo A. Rosato" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ipbb6gn6sI&ab_channel=ZachEdick
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TYPOGRAPHIC DESK REFERENCE.|THE
by Rosendorf, Theodore
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2016. Paperback. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Paperback. 368 pages. (TDR) With a Foreword by Erik Spiekermann. "A functional, comprehensive, postmodern approach... This reference source places clearly written, succinct explanations at the reader's fingertips." - Miriam, Kahn, SHARP News The Typographic Desk Reference (aka TDR) is an encyclopedic reference guide of typographic terms and classification with definitions of form and usage for Latin based writing systems. The second edition, in the works since 2010, has more than doubled in size to include: - new historical information on letterpress printing, the business of composition, and typographic technologies of the past; - current technologies such as OpenType and web fonts; - expanded entries on paper and book sizes, including contemporary and historical standards for sheets and fold counts; - a much improved scheme for classifying the specimens, which have grown to include more than 80 typefaces; -…
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE BOOK.|THE
by Glaister, Geoffrey Ashall
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New Castle: Oak Knoll Press, 2001. paperback. small 4to. paperback. 576 pages. With a new introduction by Donald Farren. Paperback edition. Reprint of the 2nd edition of 1979. The breadth of this work is remarkable. Encyclopedia contains almost 4,000 terms and definitions used in bookbinding, printing, papermaking and the book trade. Biographical details of printers, authors, bookbinders and bibliophiles are included as well as precise notes on machinery and equipment, famous books, printing societies, book-related organizations, customs of the trade and other related information. This work aims at providing "a reference companion to be constantly available during the study or processes of bookmaking" and is particularly essential for the "bibliophile, apprentice printer and binder, publisher, bookseller, papermaker or librarian." However, all those involved in the profession or study of books and publishing will find this book indispensable. Encyclopedia is equipped with five appendices, showing…
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Political Economy: Volume VI of the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana
by Nassau William Senior
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Richard Griffin and Company, London and Glasgow, 1854, Third edition, Fair Hardcover / no dustjacket, 230 pages, 5" x 7.5", text block complete except for last 2 pages of index and rep, edgewear on boards. The Encyclopædia Metropolitana was an encyclopedic work published in London, from 1817 to 1845, in all it came to 30 volumes. Nassau William Senior (1790 - 1864), was an English lawyer known as an economist. He was also a government adviser over several decades in the areas of economic and social policy, on which he wrote extensively.
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The Everyman Encyclopaedia
by Andrew Boyle (editor)
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J.M. Dent & Sons, London / E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1913, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 12 Volumes, 4.25" x 7" x 13" of Shelf required, leather spines with some damage, see images, binding all tight, text all clean, no foxing, no water damage.
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Partners in Change: A Biographical Encyclopedia of American Protestant Missionaries in Hawaii and their Hawaiian and Tahitian Colleagues, 1820-1900
by David W. Forbes, Ralph Thomas Kam, Thomas A. Woods
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- 9780692182673
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- 0692182675
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Honolulu, HI: Hawaiian Mission Children's Society, 2018. 1st edition. Hardcover. New/New. Honolulu, 2018, 666 pages, 8 1⁄2 x 11 x 2 inches. NEW, unread "An exemplary example of bookcraft: 8 1⁄2 x 11 inches, two inches thick, seven pounds in weight, it is beautifully designed, from its cover to its end papers illustrated with portraits of the missionaries.". Partners in Change: A Biographical Encyclopedia of American Protestant Missionaries in Hawaiʻi and their Hawaiian and Tahitian Colleagues, 1820-1900, is a reference work for individuals involved in the Mission work. It includes the Hawaiians and Tahitians who worked with the Mission, ABCFM missionaries, and London Missionary Society missionaries. The expanded nature of Partners in Change will be a boon to researchers in its expanded scope from the 1969 Missionary Album. The fact that it uses a modified Chicago Manual of Style system provides an accessible form of documentation for casual readers, yet maintains a clear pathway for scholars to…
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A History of world civilizations
by Tannenbaum, Edward R. [Editor]
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Wiley, 1973-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x7x1. There is some shelf wear. There is some light tanning/foxing to the outer edges of the pages due to age.
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The People's Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge: Two Volumes
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Alphabetically sorted cyclopedia of knowledge.Numerous coloured maps and 5000 engravings.
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Research in Education: Evidence-Based Inquiry
by McMillan, James; Schumacher, Sally
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Pearson, 2009-05-29. Hardcover. Very Good. 10x8x0. Cannot be expedited or shipped internationally. The covers have some light wear. A previous owner's inscription lies on the first end paper. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. A good solid copy. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING! Cannot be expedited or shipped internationally.
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Meyers Lexikon: 12 Bande
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A 7th ed. 12 volume good hardcover (cloth-bound / leather-bound spine), minor signs of wear on cov. as in image, text/block tight clean. Vollständig neu bearbeitete Auflage 12 Bde. Mit etwa 5000 Textabbildungen und über 1000 Tafeln, Karten und Textbeilagen. Schwarze Original-Halblederbände mit rotem Rückenschild und reicher Goldprägung, deren florales Liniendekor noch dem Jugendstil entlehnt ist. Deckel in olivgrüner Leinenbespannung und mit schwarzen Lederecken. Erste Großlexikon-Ausgabe während der Weimarer Republik, die ursprünglich bereits für 1921 geplant war. Sehr informative Ausgabe, die in der Anzahl der Artikel ihre Vorgänger übertrifft.Das Grundwerk umfasst 12 Bände mit 21.000 Spalten (Spaltenzählung). Der Entwurf für den Bucheinband der Halbleder-Ausgabe stammte von dem berühmten Prager Illustrator und Buchkünstler Hugo Steiner.
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The Annual Cyclopaedia & Register of Important Events of the Year 1899, 1900 First Edition
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The Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1899, Embracing political, Military and Ecclesiastical affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. 1900 First Edition. New York: D Appleton and Company, 1900. Condition: NOT a library book. Near fine condition as shown. Clean interior, marbled page edges still bright, Clean interior. One heavy fold at top right of page 11. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision! Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a verified signature upon receipt. Thank you for tracking your purchase and being available to sign for it upon delivery. We appreciate your business and hope to do business with you again! **Attention International Buyers** For all standard international book orders, we will be using Asendia consolidated shipping through Biblio.com. If you should choose expedited…
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