The British Encyclopedia, or dictionary of arts and sciences. Comprising an accurate and popular view of the present improved state of human knowledge.
William Nicholson (1753-1815)
Category
Books
Date
1809
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 3092575
Summary
Bibliographic description
6v, plates (some folding) . ill.. . 8vo.. Not indigenous.. Provenance: Twentieth-century book label of the Wayside Library, with its press-mark [i.e. the library of Norman Norris (1917-1991)]. Bequeathed to the National Trust by Norman Norris (1917-1991).. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf over boards; blind tools and fillets to form a border; blind-stamped spines; gilt spine titles "Nicholson's Encyclopædia"; sewn on four raised bands. Spines worn and damaged.
Makers and roles
William Nicholson (1753-1815)