The New Popular Educator: A Complete Encyclopaedia of Elementary and Advanced Education

London, Cassell & Company, Limited, c1888-1892. Leather. A six volume set bound in three volumes of the New Popular Educator, an educational encyclopaedia. Six volumes bound in three. This set contains volumes one, two, five, six, seven, and eight. Each volume is illustrated with a colour frontispiece and many in-text figures. A complete encyclopaedia of knowledge ranging from Animal Physiology and Architecture, to the Steam Engine, and Voltaic Electricity. Dated from the British Library. In the original half green crushed morocco with green cloth boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities. Light fading to the spine, particular to volume three (containing seven and eight) with the odd small mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Ink stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 900T65

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: New Popular Educator Popular Educator Encyclopaedia Popular Advanced Education Not Stated

The Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical Education in Four Volumes

London and New York, Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, [1872]. First edition. Leather. The first edition, first impression of The Technical Educator encyclopaedia complete in four volumes bound in two with illustrations and leather binding. First edition, first impression of The Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical Education, published anonymously. In half calf binding and cloth boards. Four volumes bound as two, the complete set. Undated, dated through Jisc. First published as four volumes in two, later published for the new and revised edition under an alternative title and as six volumes in three. Illustrated throughout the text and with plates. All volumes include a colour plate as the frontispiece. Additionally, Volume I has two monochrome plates, Volume II has seven, Volume III has four, and Volume IV has one.  In half calf binding and cloth boards. Externally, very smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, resulting in some slight wear to the leather. The hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with some spotting throughout, particularly to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 832W56

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Technical Educator Encyclopaedia First edition Colour plates Encyclopaedia Leather binding Not stated

Anonymous

The Encyclopaedia of Anecdote and Wit an Extensive Collection of Tales, Anecdotes, Witticisms, Epigrams, Bon-Mots, Jests, Curious Relations, Laughable Stories, Acrostics, Anagrams Etc.

London, Duncombe, 1820. Cloth. A scarce collection of humorous tales and jokes, first issued as a periodical then collected in two volumes. Duncombe edition. Volume I only. This particular volume has been rebound in a full cloth binding. Illustrated throughout with many copperplate engravings. Rebound in brown cloth with original spine label. Externally smart, with just some light shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages have some dampstaining and scattered foxing throughout, as well as some small closed tears, not affecting the text. Page 365-66 is close-cropped, not affecting the text. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: GEN3-B-16

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Duncombe Edition Encyclopaedia Scarce Encyclopaedia None

J. M'Gregor-Robertson

The Household Physician Two Volumes

London, The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd. c1910 . Cloth. A new and revised edition of this guidebook to household medicine, first aid and health maintenance for every day life. Early edition of The Household Physician by J. M'Gregor-Robertson in the original publisher's cloth bindings in two volumes. A family guide to the preservation of health and the domestic treatment of illness. An early example of 'public health' guidance and the development of personal hygiene in the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. Illustrated by many engravings in the text and by colour and monochrome plates. Volume I includes thirty two plates, twenty one of which are in colour. Volume II also includes thirty two plates, nine of which are in colour.  Collated, complete.Includes two fascinating 'anatomical models' to each volume of the human form, which folds to reveal its biology. The model to Volume I is detached. In the original publisher's cloth bindings. Externally, very smart. There is some minor bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. The hinges are slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. The 'anatomical model' of volume 1 is detached. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good . Ill.: Not stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 837W33

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Household Physician Colour plates Illustrated M'Gregor-Robertson Colour plates Not stated

David Blair

The Universal Preceptor or, General Grammar of Arts, Sciences and Useful Knowledge

London, Geo. B. Whittaker, 1825. Leather. An informative textbook on a variety of subjects for use in schools. Twentieth edition. With many engravings throughout and a fold-out map of the world to frontispiece. Previous owner's copperplate inscription to title page of Elizabeth Carslake, 1827. In a morocco binding. Externally, sound with shelfwear and bumping to extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Slight curling and very small closed tears to fold out map. Generally bright with light scattered foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH20-C-17

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Elizabeth Carslake Dictionary Grammar of Arts Science Dictionary None

E. Brissaud; A. Pinard; P. Reclus

Nouvelle Pratique Medico-Chirurgicale Tome I

Paris, Masson, 1911. Leather. The first volume from this illustrated medical encyclopaedia. Published in French. The first volume from the New Medical-Surgical Practice, compiled by professors at the Faculty in Medicine of Paris. Published in French. This illustrated volume offers information and guidance for medics and surgeons on subjects such as obstretric medicine, forensic medicine, bacteriology, and diet. The present copy of this encyclopaedia guide covers letters A and B. In the publisher's original red calf binding over patterned boards. Externally, generally smart. Lightly rubbed to the boards, with a little bumping towards the extremities. A little rubbed to the front joint and the head of the spine. The top spine label is just beginning to lift. The front hinge is starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered foxing throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 863N19

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Nouvelle Pratique Medico-Chirurgicale Surgical Practice Medical Practice Leather Binding Surgical Practice Various

Conrad Malte-Brun

Universal Geography or a Description of All the Parts of the World on a New Plan According to the Great Natural Divisions of the Globe

Philadelphia, Anthony Finley, 1827. Leather. Volumes I-III of this fascinating geographical work. Volumes I-III only of this eventual six volume set. The final three volumes were published two years later in 1829 by a different publisher. This is the first edition of these three volumes. With four plates to the rear of volume I. Conrad Malte-Brun was a Dano-French geographer and journalist. This work provides an interesting insight into early nineteenth century geography. In a uniform mottled calf binding. Externally, rubbed to the spines and extremities. Small loss to the head of spines to volumes I and II. Patches of rubbing to the extremities. Rear endpaper to volume II has been removed. Prior owner's inscriptions to the front pastedown. Front endpaper to volume III has been removed. A front and rear endpaper to volume II has been removed. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are age toned with instances of spotting and offsetting to all volumes Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Boeknummer: SET17-C-8

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Conrad Malte-Brun Globe Geography Illustrated Globe Various

Jacques-Charles Brunet

Manuel Du Libraire Et de L&Apos;Amateur de Livres

Paris, Chez Silvestre, 1842-44. Fine Binding. A fascinating and comprehensive French bookseller and library referential guide, sumptuously bound in full cat's paw calf by Clarke & Bedford. A very comprehensive bookseller and library referential guide, comprising of a detailed bibliographic dictionary describing rare and antiquarian works. In the original French.The fourth edition of this work. Written by nineteenth century French bibliographer Jacques-Charles Brunet. Complete in five volumes, consisting of the following:Volume I. A to C.Volume II. D to K. Volume III. L to O. Volume IV. R to Z.Volume V.  Containing supplemental materials, mainly a lengthy bibliography of additional works. Sumptuously bound in full cat's paw calf by Clarke & Bedford, with their binder's stamp to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Handsomely bound in full cat's paw calf by Clarke & Bedford, with their binder's stamp to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Externally, smart, with some rubbing the spines. Front joints to Volumes II and V are starting. Internally, front hinges to Volume II and V are starting. Hinges to Volume I are tender. Remaining binding is firm. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: 813J10

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: bookseller manual reference book manual brunet french Not Stated

W Bentley Capper

Licensed Houses and Their Management

London, Caxton Publishing Company, c1925. Cloth. A three volume set, discussing pub and hotel management, illustrated throughout. The Trade Encyclopaedia, illustrated with plates throughout. This set provides a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of pub and hotel management, and gives a great insight into the social history of Britain between the wars. A practical work for hotel-keepers, innkeepers, Licensed Victuallers, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Off-License Holders, Club Secretaries, Club Stewards, Caterers etc. In full cloth bindings. Externally, smart with some minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean and bright apart from some mild spotting in places sometimes affecting the plates. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Boeknummer: SET1-C-6

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Hotel Pub Management Hospitality Pub Trade Encyclopaedia Various

Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers

Chamber&Apos;S Cyclopaedia of English Literature a History, Critical and Biographical of British Authors with Specimens of Their Writings

London, W and R Chambers, 1889. Leather. A fascinating two volume set of this reference work regarding English Literature in a uniform leather binding. The fourth edition. Complete in two volumes. Illustrated, with twelve full page monochrome plates depicting notable literary figures. Robert Chambers was a Scottish publisher, author and journalist, who, along with his brother William, was extremely influential in mid-19th century scientific and political circles. The brothers were joint editors of their weekly publication entitled 'Chamber's Edinburgh Journal' and owing to the success of this went on to form their own publishing house 'W & R Chambers' with which this work was first published in 1844. This work describes the notable literary works of the period. In a half calf binding. Externally generally smart, rubbed to the joints, extremities and spine. Slight lifting to the spine labels. Marks to the boards. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Slight sunning to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Slight loss to front free endpaper of volume one. Pages generally bright and clean with age toning and the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: 603K4

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Literary Criticism Encyclopedia Reference Calf binding Encyclopedia None

Robert Chambers

Chambers&Apos;S Cyclopãƒâ¦Dia of English Literature a History, Critical and Biographical, of British Authors with Specimens of Their Writings. Originally Edited by Robert Chambers, LL. D. In Two Volumes.

London, W and R Chambers, 1882. Fine Binding. A beautifully bound copy of this popular nineteenth century reference work. Illustrated throughout, bound in a very attractive dark green calf leather, smart red spine labels and gilt detail. Robert Chambers (1802 – 1871), Scottish author and publisher, was born in Peebles. Among the other numerous works of his are the Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen (4 vols. Glasgow, 1832–1835), the Cyclopaedia of English Literature (1844), the Life and Works of Robert Burns (4 vols. 1851), Ancient Sea Margins (1848), the Domestic Annals of Scotland (1859–1861) and the Book of Days (2 vols. 1862–1864). The Cyclopaedia of English Literature contains a series of admirably selected extracts from the best authors of every period, "set in a biographical and critical history of the literature itself." For the Life of Burns he made diligent and laborious original investigations, gathering many hitherto unrecorded facts from the poet's sister, Mrs Begg, to whose benefit the whole profits of the work were generously devoted. In half calf bindings with cloth covered boards. Externally, very smart with mild wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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Boeknummer: LTH13-E-3

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Dictionary Reference Chambers Peebles Reference Encyclopaedia None

Robert Chambers

Cyclopaedia of English Literature a History, Critical, and Biographical, of British Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Times

Edinburgh, William and Robert Chambers, 1844. Leather. Chamber's Cyclopaedia of English Literature. A History, Critical, and Biographical, of British Authors, from the Earliest to the Present Times. Illustrated throughout and with reference to various authors and genres. In two volumes complete. Robert Chambers FRSE FGS (10 July 1802 - 17 March 1871) was a Scottish publisher, geologist, proto-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. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart but with paint to leather on boards and slight rubbing and wear. Front joint cracked to volume one and joints starting to volume two. With slight loss to backstrip to tail to volume two. With paper reinforcement to hinges. Internally, generally firmly bound. With occasional spotting and marks to pages with a tidemark to front to volume one and the odd closed tear. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Boeknummer: LTH4-F-9

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Chambers Cyclopedia Reference Cyclopedia None

E Chambers; Abraham Rees

Cyclopaedia or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

London, J F and C Rivington et al, 1783-86. Leather. Four volumes of the famous Chambers Cyclopaedia, which first began in 1728. This work is Abraham Rees' improved edition of Chambers' Cyclopaedia. He re-edited the original work in 1778 and created the supplements which contained much new matter. His edition was originally published in 1781-6 before a reprint in 1788-91.  Therefore this set is a very early edition of Rees' publication. For this edition Rees is said to have added more than 4,400 new articles. With an illustrated frontispiece to the first volume.Comprising volumes I and II of the original work and the two supplement volumes. This set is four volumes total. Without the plate volume which is often bound separately. This set is without the plate volume which was issued separately.Volume I is dated 1786, Volume II is dated 1779,  Volume III is dated 1781 and Volume IV is dated 1783. Bookplates to the front pastedown , 'FW Brydges Esq Tiberton, Herefordshire' and 'Robert Henry Lee Warner&apos.  Both of these individuals were from Tyberton Court which was built in 1729 for William Brydges. Robert Henry Lee-Warner was a descendent of the Brydges family and the house passed to the Warner family due to the lack of male heirs during the early nineteenth century. It was inherited by Anne Brydges who married Rev. Henry Lee Warner. A comprehensive encyclopaedia, with some tables throughout including one showing the Sun's declination. An important edition of this noted encyclopaedia. In a contemporary half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, worn to the spines. Loss to the head of the spine to all volumes, heavier to volume I. Splits to the joints of all volumes, though hinges remain firm. Patches of rubbing to the paper covered boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spotting to pages. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Boeknummer: 787L14

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Cyclopaedia Encyclopaedia Chambers Encyclopaedia Not Stated

Richard Deakin

Florigraphia Britannica; or, Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain Ferns of Britain, and Their Allies: Comprising Equisetaceae, Filicaceae, Lycopodiaceae, and Marsileaceae

London, Groombridge and Sons, 1857. Cloth. A relatively scarce complete set of Florigraphia Britannica; or, Engravings and Descriptions of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of Britain together with Ferns of Britain, and their Allies: Comprising Equisetaceae, Filicaceae, Lycopodiaceae, and Marsileacea Written by Richard Deakin and illustrated with numerous engravings. In four volumes complete. First edition thus. Originally published in monthly parts from 1841-1848, and published in book form in 1857 with additional of descriptions of those plants which have been discovered or become naturalised since the Parts were published. With synopsises to front and indexes to rear of each volume and a supplement and a glossary to rear of volume three. Volume one has classes I to V; volume two has classes VI to XV; volume three has classes XVI to XXIII and volume four has class XXIV. With previous owner's ink annotation to front of volume one. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown to volume one. In cloth bindings. Externally, sound but with some wear to extremities, rubbing and slight marks to boards and institutional lettering to spine. Slight splitting to joints although generally firm. Two hinges strained, three tender. Internally, binding strained in places with some pages loosening to volume one. Bright but with occasional scattered spotting. Occasional handling marks and institutional stamps. Good . Ill.: Unnamed. Good .

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Boeknummer: SET17-D-1

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: Illustrated Richard Deakin Florigraphia Plant Richard Deakin Unnamed

Therese de Dillmont

Encyclopedia of Needlework

Mulhouse, Th. de Dillmont, c1891. Cloth. A lovely new edition of this encyclopaedia of needlework by Therese de Dillmont, with numerous illustrations both in colour and in black and white. A new, revised and enlarged edition of this comprehensive guide to needlework by Therese de Dillmont, Austrian needle-worker and writer. This is Dillmont's most popular work, translated into seventeen languages in numerous editions. Dated from the same copy held at the Victoria and Albert Museum libraries on Jisc. In the DMC Library series, this edition published in English, French, German, and Italian. Dillmont owned various shops in European capitals and was one of the most relevant pioneer in the international and multicultural enterprise of hobby needlework in the late nineteenth century. She wrote this guide to the pastime which sums her knowledge and experience in the practice, with precise directions and instructions. With numerous figures in text throughout as well as thirteen full page coloured plates illustrating the various patterns. Collated, complete.Advertisements to the rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with only minor shelf wear and a minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very clean with only a hint of age toning, as usual. With numerous figures in text throughout as well as thirteen full page coloured plates illustrating the various patterns. Collated, complete.  Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .

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Boeknummer: 796A24

Catalogus: Encyclopaedias

Trefwoorden: needlework encyclopaedia new editions coloured plates encyclopaedia Not Stated