Conversations on General Knowledge; or, Universal Catechist: Consisting of Superior Separate Catechisms of All Arts and Sciences and Principal Objects of Liberal Education, Beautifully Printed in Red and Black, with Numerous Engravings
by James Mitchell
Hardcover.
Publication Year: c. 1865 (no date--previous owners marks date it at 1865).
Special Attributes: A New Edition, Leather- bound, Loaded with Engravings, Fold-out map of "The Solar System" (in pristine condition), Fold-out list of the "General Principles of the System of Natural Philosophy Promulgated by Sir Richard Phillips in 1818" (in pristine condition).
Publisher: Whittaker & Co., London, and printed by Gilbert and Rivington, Printers, London.
Description: Black leather boards with gilt lettering on spine, embossed decorations and borders on spine and covers. Shelfwear to spine includes bumping to head of spine resulting in 2 small (2 cm.) closed tears at head of spine. Slight bumps to foot of spine and corners. Bottom front corner has some fraying. Binding is nice and tight (back hinge is loose). Previous owners' marks on front endpaper; otherwise, pages are clean and bright--no marks, rips, or dog-ears. Overall, this beautiful antique leather-bound book is in Fine condition (book is over 140 years old!).
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