You are looking at a beautiful leather set of Chambers' Information from 1848. Edited by William and Robert Chambers and published in Edinburgh in 1848. This set is not so much an alphabetical encyclopedia but rather a series of illustrated articles on various subject matter. Volume 1 includes: ASTRONOMY / GEOLOGY / METEOROLOGY / PHISICAL GEOGRAPHY / VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY / SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY / ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY / ZOOLOGY / NATURAL PHILOSOPHY / MECHANICS / HYDROSTATICS AND HYDRAULICS / OPTICS AND ACOUSTICS / ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM / CHRONOLOGY AND HOROLOGY / CHEMISTRY / CHEMISTRY APPLIED TO THE ARTS / FICTILE MANUFACTURE / TEXTILE MANUFACTURES / MINING & MINERALS / METALS AND METALLURGY / THE STEAM ENGINE / INLAND CONVEYANCE / ARCHITECTURE / MARITIME CONVEYANCE / HEATING, LIGHTING AND VENTILATION / SUPPLY OF WATER AND SEWERS / AGRICULTURE / SPADE HUSBANDRY / THE KITCHEN GARDEN / THE FLOWER GARDEN / THE FRUIT GARDEN / ABOROCULTURE / THE HORSE / CATTLE - DAIRY HUSBANDRY / THE SHEEP, GOAT AND ALPACA / PIGS, RABITS, POULTRY AND CAGE-BIRDS / THE HONEY-BEE / THE DOG & FIELD SPORTS / ANGLING / SEA-FISHERIES / PRESERVATION OF HEALTH / FOOD & BEVERAGES / PREPARATION OF FOOD - COOKERY / MEDICINE AND HOUSEHOLD SURGERY / CLOTHING AND COSTUME........ The second volume contains:.........PHYSICAL HISTORY OF MAN -ETHNOLOGY / LANGUAGE / CONSTITUTION OF SOCIETY & GOVERNMENT / HISTORY AND NATURE OF LAWS / HISTORY OF ANCIENT NATIONS / HISTORY OF GREECE / HISTORY OF ROME / HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES / HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND / CONSTITUTION AND RESOURCES OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE / EUROPE / ENGLAND AND WALES / SCOTLAND / IRELAND / ASIA & EAST INDIES / AFRICA & OCEANA / NORTH AMERICA / SOUTH AMERICA & THE WEST INDIES / THE HUMAN MIND / PHRENOLOGY / LOGIC / NATURAL THEOLOGY & ETHICS / HISTORY OF THE BIBLE - CHRISTIANITY / PAGAN AND MOHAMMEDAN RELIGIONS / SUPERSTITIONS / KEY TO THE CALENDAR / THE PRIVATE DUTIES OF LIFE / PUBLIC AND SOCIAL DUTIES OF LIFE / POLITICAL ECONOMY / COMMERCE - MONEY & BANKS / POPULATION - POOR LAWS - LIFE ASSURANCE / SOCIAL ECONOMICS OF THE INDUSTRIOUS ORDERS / POPULAR STATISTICS / EDUCATION / ENGLISH GRAMMER / ARITHMATIC / GEOMETRY / DRAWING, PAINTING & SCULPTURE / GYMNASTICS & OUT OF DOOR RECREATIONS / IN-DOOR AMUSEMENTS / ARCHEOLOGY / RHETORIC AND BELLES LETTRES / PRINTING / ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPHY & PHOTOGRAPHY / MUSIC & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS / HOUSEHOLD HINTS..........The condition of this two volume set is excellent. Bindings are tight and pages are clean. Leather spines with 5 raised bands, burgandy title plates and gilt lettering. Covers show a bit of wear to boards and edges, but otherwise it really is an outstanding set. Quite large and heavy so shipping will be a bit more than usual. Email me your location for an exact quote. Thanks for looking and good luck bidding.