THE EDINBURGH ENCYCLOPAEDIA: Vols. 1-18
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1830. 1st Edition. Hardcover. COMPLETE 18 VOLUME SET WITH OVER 500 MAPS AND PLATES. A complete 18-volume set in the original boards, and rare thus. Overall very good condition, with a few of the paper spine labels chipped or rubbed. Interiors clean and tight, some pages uncut. Quartos, with each volume measuring 9x12 inches. The set is almost four linear feet in length. ILLUSTRATED WITH HUNDREDS OF B/W ENGRAVINGS. The set contains 532 numbered plates of which 530 plates are present (plates 26 and 417 are missing) plus nine folding maps. The plates cover a wide variety of subjects as one would expect in a comprehensive encyclopedia. Item #1251639
Price: $2,250.00