The encyclopædia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literature.
Category
Books
Date
1875 - 1889
Materials
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3043980.16
Summary
Bibliographic description
v. XVI Loosely inserted in v. 14, 19 and 24 are newspaper reviews of the encyclopaedia (Times, Nov. 12, 1880; Times, Dec. 18, 1903; Times Dec. 11, 1888). Loosely inserted in v. 18, 21-22 are publisher's advertisements. v. 25 contains an advertisement for the "Encyclopaedia Britannica bookcase". No ownership marks. Binding: Nineteenth-century half calf on maroon textured cloth, half double blind and gilt fillets. Five false raised bands, gilt tooling on spine; lettered direct in gilt on spine. Marbled endpapers and edges. Some spines damaged.