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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, ELEVENTH EDITION : HANDY VOLUME ISSUE Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica Editors Title: THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, ELEVENTH EDITION : HANDY VOLUME ISSUE Publication: New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica Company, 1910-11 Edition: Eleventh Edition Description: Leather-bound. MULTI-VOLUME SET: ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGE FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS Matching set of 29 volumes. Octavo. 8.6 in. x 6.75 in. Volume 29 is the index volume. Loaded with maps (many in color), illustrations, charts, full-color illustrations, in-depth treatises. Octavos. Dark brown morocco boards. Gilt title and four raised bands to spines; bottom of each spine reads "Handy Volume Issue." Rubbing and scuffing to edges and spines, with spine leather mottled and sunned, sometimes obscuring the gilt titles. About nine of the volumes show some chipping with loss of small patches of leather and shelfwear to spine caps; four volumes have 1-2 inch closed tears to spine leather. Interior pages are of fine India paper; overall, clean and bright. Good Only. Here in thirty-five and one-half (35 1/2") linear inches, is contained more sheer erudition at one's fingertips than one could hope for in one work; it is nothing short of a world-class education - perhaps the paragon of desert island "must-haves": 44,000,000 words; 41,000 separate articles; one-half million indexed facts, and 15,000 illustrations and maps - in clear, readable form. "..the reputation (of) the Encyclopaedia Britannica as a comprehensive embodiment of accurate scholarship -- the word being used here for authoritative exposition in all departments of knowledge -- carries with it a responsibility which can only be fulfilled by periodical revision in the light of later research..." The Eleventh Edition represented "in an entirely new and original form a fresh survey of the whole field of human thought and achievement, written by some 1500 eminent specialists drawn from nearly every country of the civilized world. Seller ID: 88445 Subject: Reference Aardvark Rare Books Eugene, OR We work hard to make your Bookbuying Experience safe, easy and fun. Aardvark Books is a proud member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America) and IOBA, Independent Online Booksellers Association. Ezra is also an accredited and Qualified Appraiser of Books and Manuscripts, with a designation from the ASA (American Society of Appraisers), with considerable Archive experience as well. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations are sent via the US Postal Service. Faster shipping is available, please ask before paying. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time in order to help reduce costs. International shipping is also available. Please inquire for a shipping quote before ordering. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.