Encyclopedia Britannica; or, A Dictionary Of Arts and Sciences, Compiled Upon A New Plan; In Which The Different Sciences And Arts are digested into distinct Treaties Or Systems And The various Technical Terms, are explained as they occur in the order of the Alphabet
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- Hardcover
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh: A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1980. Hardcover. Thick 4to. Bound in dark brown "leatherette" with gilt lettering and rules to spine. Five raised bands to spine, six compartments. Profusely illustrated with black and white illustrations. Negligible shelfwear, some spotting to top edge of volume two. Very light occasional foxing to contents otherwise, contents of all volumes remain bright and unmarked with tight, sound binding. Overall, very good+. Reprint of the 1771 publication.
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- Bookseller
- BISON BOOKS - ABAC/ILAB (CA)
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- 040950
- Title
- Encyclopedia Britannica; or, A Dictionary Of Arts and Sciences, Compiled Upon A New Plan; In Which The Different Sciences And Arts are digested into distinct Treaties Or Systems And The various Technical Terms, are explained as they occur in the order of the Alphabet
- Author
- [Various]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1980
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.