Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature: contains chiefly the Heraldry entry of Volume IX, 9 [NOBILITY]
by WILKES, John (1750–1810), compiler
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London: Printed for the proprietors, by J. Adlard: Sold at The Encyclopaedia Office, 1811. First Edition. Wraps. Good. 4to (27cm). The Encyclopaedia Londinensis, first issued in parts, attempted to offer a broad sweep across the sum of human knowledge, very much in the Enlightenment tradition established by Diderot's famous Encyclopedia of 1751. This copy contains the entries from Vol IX, starting at Heraea (p. 403), but most is devoted to the entry for Heraldry, including detailed entries for the noble families of Britain. Bound in sewn paper wraps. Illustrated throughout with copper plates of heraldic shields and some related diagrams. This volume appears to also contain some insertions from the succeeding Vol X, and is maybe from the original owner's collection of the original part issues bound up. [1], blank, [1], engraved portrait frontis. of "A Female Figure, Representing Heraldry", partially detached, [4], Title page, and Description of the Frontispiece, pp. 403 - 796; pp. 867-873, Index to the Article Heraldry, and 'Directions to the Binder for Placing the Copper Plates to Vol IX.', [1] blank, 785-828, for entries Knifven to Knisteneaux. pp. 67-86, entries for Inlay to Innkeeper; pp. 645-672, entries for latter part of Playfair to first line of Plaything, [1] blank. p. 827/8 with roughly circular fragment to centre of page of 3.5cm removed, accompanying loss of text. As an idea of how this differs from a complete issue of Vol IX, a digital copy available on Google Books offers pagination of pp. 1 to 873, starting from Green, through to Hindoo. Two overlapping brown paper wraps to front and rear. Wear to wraps around edges and more so to tips, with fragmentary loss to joints and spine. Some early pages, and to rear, are dog eared to tips. The binding is holding firm; a possible rebinding candidate.
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- Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature: contains chiefly the Heraldry entry of Volume IX, 9 [NOBILITY]
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- WILKES, John (1750–1810), compiler
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