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Edinburgh, Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1771.. Facsimile Edition of the First edition; Thick 4to; Vol. 1; pp. viii, 698; numerous b/w sketch illustrations, errata; Volume 2; pp. 1009; folding grammatical table, numerous b/w sketches; Vol. 3; pp. 953; numerous b/w illustrations; original brown cloth with title lettered in gilt on spine, minor foxing to endpapers; otherwise very good copies. The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was issued serially in sections from 1768 to 1771. The first bound volume of these sections was completed in 1769, the second in 1770 and the third- and last - in 1771. Subtitles "A Dictionary of the Arts and Sciences," the set contained 2,459 pages and 160 copperplate engravings by Andrew Bell.

Printed For A. Bell And C. MacFa, 1971-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Complete set of three volumes. 1971 facsimilie reprint in brown leather-effect binding. Ex-library books, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding. Donated to a public library but stayed in their reserve stack so barely used.

New York: The Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910. Eleventh Edition. Hardcover. Worn set bound in half leather over cloth boards with gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some minor wear and tear to the spine and boards, along with some dust-toning. Remains well-preserved overall; bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 10 volumes. Contents; v. II: Andros to Austria ; v. III: Austria Lower to Bisectrix p v. VII: Constantine Pavlovich to Demidov ; v. IX: Edwards to Evangelical Association ; v. X: Evangelical Church to Francis Joseph ; XII: Gichtel to Harmonium ; v. XXVI: Submarine Mines to Tom-Tom ; v. XXVIII: Vetch to Zymotic Diseases ; v. XXIX: Index ; v. XXVL Shuv�lov to Subliminal Self. Subjects; Encyclopaedia Britannica. Dictionaries. Arts. Sciences. Literature. General Information.

Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black,, 1852-60. Nine-tenths of its contents may be said to be absolutely new A handsomely bound set of the scarce eighth edition, containing revisions that were "more thorough than had ever been attempted in any previous edition... It has received so great an accession of original contributions, that nine-tenths of its contents may be said to be absolutely new" (vol. I, pp. xviii-xix). The first edition was published in 1768. 2Two volumes, quarto (279 x 216 mm). Contemporary green morocco, spines lettered and richly floral-tooled in gilt, twin gilt fillets and floral roll bordering covers, board edges ruled in gilt, turn-ins richly gilt, marbled endpapers and edges. With 405 engraved plates, of which numerous double-paged and a few folding, and prolific woodcuts in the text. Bound with half-titles. Vol. XXI lacking pp. 89-96. Ownership signature of one Elizabeth Foster Staniforth on first blank of vol. I. Couple of volumes with marks to covers, light rubbing and wear to… Read More