Ephraim Chambers

Cyclopædia, Or An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences

James and John Knapton, John Darby, Daniel Midwinter...

1728

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A first-edition copy of Cyclopædia, Or An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences.

  • Sold as a set of 2 volumes.
  • Ephraim Chambers (English).
  • London: James and John Knapton, John Darby, Daniel Midwinter...: 1728. 
  • Folios.
  • With 18 of 19 folded copper plates.
  • Bound in later Cambridge style calf with a gilt paneled spine.

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Severe rubbing and wear to boards.

Both volumes with front boards detached, rear board partially detached.

Lacking plate 2.

Plate 3 with a closed tear.

Plate 8 bound out of order in volume 2, between plates 12 and 14.

Without plate 19, but plate 14 in two parts.

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First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Illustrated, Mathematics, English literature and history, Manual and Reference, History, Social Sciences

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