LEATHER Set;BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY ENCYCLOPEDIA! Complete Original Binding 1798

Chalmers, Alexander

Published by Publication Date: 1798

THE GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Complete in 15 books. Printed in 1798. In remarkable condition despite the age. The bindings are original. Bound in full calf leather of the highest quality. Intricate gilding and framing. The bindings are original. Printed on quality rag paper that is still supple. The condition on this set is remarkable. Leather supple. Hinges are all sound. This set is over 225 years old. This set is complete. This is a large set. These measure approximately 9 inches tall. Printed in 1798. First Edition of this major expansion to 15 volumes, with extensive new content. In remarkable condition. This set looks like it sat on a shelf for over 200 years. Bound in full diced calf leather. The bindings are original. These books measure approximately 9 inches tall. This set is in remarkable condition despite the age. Incredibly supple. Near Fine condition, despite the age. Slight shelf rubs. Incredibly supple and well preserved. The highest book grade. Slight shelf wear, if at all . Incredibly supple and well preserved. All hinges sound. Quality rag paper. This is an exceptional set. It is incredibly difficult finding sets in this condition. The condition on this set is remarkable. This set looks like it sat on a shelf for over 200 years. Full title; THE GENERAL BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. The General Biographical Dictionary: containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation, particularly the British and Irish, from the earliest accounts to the present time. The bindings are original. In remarkable condition despite the age. Bound in full leather. Full letter was more expensive. Intricately gilded calf leather bindings. The leather is supple. The hinges are all sound. The paper is high quality rag paper with low acid content. This is an exceptional set. Approximately 9 inches tall. New Edition with new content appearing for the first time. This set is complete A-Z. The final volume contains a general index. This set looks like it sat on a shelf for 200 years. This set is near fine despite being over 200 years old. The condition of this set is remarkable. The bindings are original. Light generalized abrasions and rubs. Very Good+ despite the age. Printed on quality rag paper. Full diced calf leather. High quality paper is still supple. The leather is supple. Set is remarkably fresh and well preserved. The hinges are supple and this set can therefore be read without risking them. All hinges are sound and strongly attached. Full diced calf leather. The bindings are original. The General Biographical Dictionary was a bestselling encyclopedia of the late 18th and early 19th century, compiled by British author Alexander Chalmers. The Dictionary was an enlarged edition of the New and General Biographical Dictionary, which was first published in eleven volumes in 1761. Other editions of this compilation appeared in 1784 and in 1798â "1810. The latter, in fifteen volumes, was edited (first five) by William Tooke, and (last ten) by Archdeacon Nares and William Beloe. Then Chalmers's edition had as full title The General Biographical Dictionary: containing an historical and critical account of the lives and writings of the most eminent persons in every nation, particularly the British and Irish, from the earliest accounts to the present time. The first four volumes of this work, in octavo, were published monthly, commencing in May 1812, and then a volume appeared every alternate month to the thirty-second and last volume in March 1817, a period of four years and ten months of incessant labour and of many personal privations. The preceding edition of the "Dictionary" was augmented by 3,934 additional lives, and of the remaining number 2,176 were rewritten; while the whole were revised and corrected. The total number of articles exceeds nine thousand. For many years Chalmers was employed by the booksellers in revising and enlarging the "Dictionary"; but at the t. Seller Inventory # 261Biographical15

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Title: LEATHER Set;BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY ...
Publication Date: 1798
Binding: Leather, original bindings
Condition: Very Good+
Edition: 1st Edition