Beetons Dictionary Universal Information by Stated (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3,038 pages, 1861(?), pub by Ward Lock and Tyler. not xlib. The illus take the form of small engravings inserted in amongst the double columns of print; some maps. The print is tiny - probably 5 point in printer's terms. The amount of information contained in this alphabetical dictionary is of course huge.chemical, biblical, astronomical, anatomical, horticultural, medical, financial, historical and so on, the world as it was in the days of Gladstone, Darwin and Lincoln. I have surmised the date because the chronology at the end of vol 1 concludes with that date. Note: the chronology starts with the year 4,004 BC, when Archbishop Ussher determined the world began - according to biblical precepts! Condition: two squat volumes each 9 cms thick and only 22 cms high. bound in a shiny black cloth. Fore-edges of the text are trimmed roughly but page bindings are sound. All hinges and joints strong.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). A comprehensive and copiously illustrated Victorian dictionary of general knowledge, published and edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with twelve black-and-white folding maps, a colour folding historical chart, and many in-text images. Lacking maps of South America and Scotland. Volume two is illustrated with six folding plates to the rear and many in-text images. Collated complete. A comprehensive dictionary of general knowledge and information, containing entries on the topics of Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge and Chronology. Complete in two volumes, with a 'table of chronology' to the rear of volume II. Edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mayson) and publisher of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. He founded and published the Boy's Own Magazine considered by many as the first and most influential of boys' magazines. Dated from the National Library of Wales. Bound in half brown calf with cloth boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light wear to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Rear hinge starting but firm to volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Very Good. book.