Beeton's Dictionary of Universal Information; Comprising Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge, Chronology of Universal Information

The complete two volume series of an encyclopedic series of terms and figures from geography to mythology, with numerous folding maps and illustrations. Beeton's Dictionary of Universal Information; Comprising Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge, Chronology of Universal Information, complete in two volumes, edited by popular English publisher Samuel Beaton, with a preface co-written with John Sherer. In half calf. Volume I contains ten black and white folding maps, with two missing, while Volume II contains five folding plates to the rear, and a colour folding chronological chart. Both volumes containing numerous in-text illustrations. The founder of Boy's Magazine, Beeton published many educative series including this encylopedic dictionary of knowledge, offering both the definitions and stories behind particular terms and figures as well how they are pronounced. Only a couple of years later, Beeton would published his wife's landmark cookbook. In half calf. Externally, minor fading patches to boards and rubbing to joints and edges, with the odd rubbing mark to spines. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities. Spotting to end papers. Minor wear to front end paper hinge of I. Internally, torn out illustrations table leaf to I and missing plates to I. Pages are mostly bright and clean, with minor age toning, and the odd spot to rear of plates to II. Good. …