Chamber's Information for the People; a popular encyclopædia
by Chambers, William; Chambers, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Heavy pencil inscriptions to front end papers and index. Moderate to heavy rubbing to spine, edges, and corners. Mild bumping to
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: G.B. Zieber, 1848. First American ed., with numerous additions and more than five hundred engravings. Hardcover. Heavy pencil inscriptions to front end papers and index. Moderate to heavy rubbing to spine, edges, and corners. Mild bumping to corners of boards. Moderate foxing throughout. Moderate damp stain to back end papers. Else pages clean and binding tight. Overall very good(-).. Hardcover quarto with leather half spine. Volume 1 of 2 only: b/w illustrations, maps, music scores; 26 cm. Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90007
- Title
- Chamber's Information for the People; a popular encyclopædia
- Author
- Chambers, William; Chambers, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Heavy pencil inscriptions to front end papers and index. Moderate to heavy rubbing to spine, edges, and corners. Mild bumping to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American ed., with numerous additions and more than five h
- Publisher
- G.B. Zieber
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1848
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dictionaries;
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Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
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