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Supplement to the Third Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature. In Two Volumes
by GLEIG, George
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Thomson Bonar, 1801; 1803. Third Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 2 vols.: 812; vi, 813 p. + plates. 30 cm. Plates missing from vol. I but 20 plates in vol. II. Vol. I in cloth. Vol. II in publisher's boards. From our As Is shelf. Vol. I has tears to edges of cloth, small stains to exterior, lettering on bottom edge. Ink stamp inside front cover, holes and chips in first pages, extensive worm holes p. 773 onwards. Vol. II has detached boards, deteriorated spine with cracks, worn edges and corners, ink stamp inside front cover (E. Radford, Builder, Lyme Regis), some uncut pages
Plates show botanicals, lab equipment, various forms of equipment, watch works, weaving loom, etc.
Plates show botanicals, lab equipment, various forms of equipment, watch works, weaving loom, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 144778
- Title
- Supplement to the Third Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature. In Two Volumes
- Author
- GLEIG, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Thomson Bonar
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1801; 1803
- Keywords
- Reference, Encyclopedia Britannica
- Bookseller catalogs
- Reference;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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