The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1850 (bound with) The Companion to the Almanac, or Year-Book of General Infromation for 1850

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Published by Charles Knight, London, 1850

About this Item

96 & 264 pages. Illustrations. 185x120mm. Original cloth, spine lettered gilt. *Some topics in the essays in this volume of the Companion include: Reckoning; British and Irish Fisheries; Public Libraries; Railways of the United Kingdom; Connection Between England and India; Coal trade of London, Supply of Water for the Metropolis; Cholera.* **Wood-cut illustrations include: Chapel at Brompton; Bridgewater House; Mr Hope's Mansion in Picadilly; Railway Station at Newcastle.** Previous owner's signature on first title-page, light discolouration to covers, but text-block fine. Images available on request.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1850 (bound with) The Companion to the Almanac, or Year-Book of General Infromation for 1850
• Publisher: Charles Knight, London
• Publication Date: 1850
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • 19th Century
  • Irish History
  • General Interest