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The Scientific and Literary Treasury: A New and Popular Encyclopedia of Belles Lettres.
by Maunder, Samuel
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1858. The new edition of Maunder's Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and the Arts. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, raised gilt bands to the spine, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges speckled red, frontispiece. In very good condition. English writer Samuel Maunder was the author of several books, most notably The Biographical Treasury. He compiled and issued numerous dictionaries, chiefly for educational purposes.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 118021
- Title
- The Scientific and Literary Treasury: A New and Popular Encyclopedia of Belles Lettres.
- Author
- Maunder, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1858
- Keywords
- Samuel Maunder New Edition, The Scientific and Literary Treasury: A New and Popular Encyclopedia of Belles Lettres New Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art and Architecture;
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Raptis Rare Books
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About Raptis Rare Books
Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm that specializes in literature, children's books, economics, photo books, signed and inscribed books, and landmark books in all fields. Our business model is simple: we strive to handle books that are in exceptional condition and to provide exceptional customer service.
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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