1849 2vol Chambers's Information For The People W R Chambers Leather

Description: Click here to see our other books! Chambers's Information for the People William and Robert Chambers 1849 William and Robert Chambers : Edinburgh 10" by 6.5" [4], 808; [4], 808pp. SUMMARY A lovely set completing this reference work by William and Robert Chambers, complete in two uniformly bound volumes. Decorative Binding,Illustrated,Leather Binding,Rebound Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 3 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 36.99 EU Postage: £ 25.99 European Postage: £ 27.99 Asia Postage: £ 47.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 69.99 DESCRIPTION A later impression of this work by William and Robert Chambers, initially serialised in 1935 as a cheap reference work for the middle and working classes. A successful publication, which sold seventy thousand issues in its first year. Published before Chambers' most popular work, an extensive and important scholarly undertaking known as one of the most important English encyclopaedias of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Chambers's reference works gained immense reputation for accuracy and scholarliness; the present volumes focus on subjects of more interest to the common man and pertinent to their self education, with sections on zoology, geography, history, mechanics, arboriculture, and more.With illustrations throughout. No half-titles. CONDITION In uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, with decorative gilt to the spine, marbled endpapers. Externally smart with some shelf wear and a minor rubbing to the spine, boards and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are very clean with a touch of age toning, as usual. Illustrated in text throughout. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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Author: William and Robert Chambers

Publisher: William and Robert Chambers

Binding: Leather

Special Attributes: No

Language: English

Fiction Subject: None

Illustrator: Not Stated

Original/Facsimile: Original

Original/Reproduction: Original

Signed: No

Year Printed: 1849

Place of Publication: Edinburgh

Weight: 3.000000

Country/Region of Manufacture: Edinburgh