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2026ref. LRB9004187Paris: Editions Recreasoft 2026 Language: English. Approximately 558 pages. Printed on premium paper. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1778. This substantial 18th-century English encyclopedic dictionary is a collaborative compendium of arts and sciences arranged as a universal system of useful knowledge. The title page identifies sections on theology philosophy criticism poetry medicine chemistry anatomy gardening botany and mathematics with contributions by Erasmus Middleton William Turnbull Thomas Ellis and John Davison. The work covers a very wide range of practical and scholarly subjects including agriculture algebra architecture astronomy commerce chronology geometry law navigation optics rhetoric surveying theology and many more. It is further distinguished by engraved plates and by a subscriber list at the end of volume 2 making it an important example of late-18th-century reference publishing. Book images are non-contractual. Editions Recreasoft. Softcover. New. Editions Recreasoft paperback
1778ref. 459172London : printed by authority for the authors; and sold by Alexr. Hogg 1778. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy only in contemporary leather covered boards with raised spine bands and a gilt-blocked red leather label mounted to the second compartment. Both joints broken with boards detached. Boards somewhat scuffed overall and heavily rubbed at the edges and some minor loss at the corners. Spine leather slightly cracked and with some surface loss at the bottom compartment. Internally very good with some faint foxing as expected of age but a very clean impression overall. Text block remains securely bound to the spine. An internally well-preserved and very serviceable copy overall. Date is suggested. Physical description: 1 unpaginated volume : illustrations ; 37 cm boards 8 cm spine. Notes: Includes list of subscribers. Spine title: ""Middleton's Dictionary."" Title continues: ""Containing A full Explanation of every Art and Science whether liberal or mechanical in which the Difficulties attending a thorough Knowledge of them are clearly pointed out and such Directions given as cannot fail of making their Acquisition easy and familiar to every Capacity Exhibiting among the various other Branches of Literature a copious Elucidation of the following viz. Agriculture Algebra Anatomy Architecture Arithmetick Astronomy Book-Keeping Botany Carving Catoptricks Chemistry Chronology Commerce Conicks Cosmography Dialing Dioptricks Ethicks Farriery Fluxions Fortification Gardening Guaging Geography Geometry Grammar Gunnery Handicrafts Heraldry History Horsemanship Husbandry Hydraulicks Hydrography Hydrostaticks Law Levelling Logick Maritime and Military Affairs Mathematicks Mechanicks Medicine Merchandize Metaphysicks Meteorology Musick Navigation Opticks Oratory Painting Perspective Pharmacy Philology Philosophy Physick Pneumaticks Rhetorick Sculpture Series and Staticks Statuary Surgery Surveying Theology Trigonometry &c. The Whole upon an improved Plan the Marrow and Quintessence of every other Dictionary and Work of the Kind being preserved and their Superfluities and Obscurities entirely omitted. Particular Attention has been given to every Thing valuable in Chambers The Encyclopedie printed at Paris; The Encyclopediae Britannica and other Publications of later Date. Including not only all the valuable modern Improvements which have been made by several eminent Members of the Royal Society the Royal Academy and the Society for the Encouragement of Arts Manufactures and Commerce but also a great Variety of other important Discoveries; which have been made and communicated to the Authors of this Work by some of the most distinguished Characters of this and other Nations. Eminent Engravers and Designers in the several Departments have been engaged at a very great Expence to unite their Abilities in producing the most masterly and superb Set of Copper-Plates representing upwards of One Thousand exact Figures such as Machines Instruments Implements Tools Plans Schemes Animals Vegetables Minerals Fossils and other Articles relative to the Subjects treated of in a Work of the utmost Consequence to Mankind. The Theological Philosophical Critical and Poetical Branches By the Rev. Erasmus Middleton Lecturer of St. Bennet's Grace-Church-Street and of St. Helen's Bishopsgate-Street; The Medicinal Chemical and Anatomical By William Turnbull M. D. Of Wellclose-Square London; The Gardening and Botanical By Thomas Ellis Gardener to the Lord Bishop of Lincoln and Author of The Gardener's Pocket Calendar; The Mathematical &c. By John Davidson Author of A Complete Course of Mathematicks; And the other Parts by Gentlemen of approved Abilities in the respective Branches which they have engaged to illustrate.""Subjects: Middleton Erasmus 1739-1805. Encyclopedias and dictionaries English - Early works to 1800. Science - Early works to 1800. Industrial arts - Early works to 1800. Arts - Early works to 1800. London : printed by authority for the authors; and sold by Alexr. Hogg hardcover
1952ref. 3232New York: Teachers College Press 1952. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Some toning to jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Teachers College Press hardcover
2015ref. x-1118958500John Wiley & Sons Inc 2015. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 816 pages. 9.25x7.25x1.50 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc paperback
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1905ref. 135166London: John Murray 1905. Hardcover. F- Ex-library with usual library markings bookplate on front inside cover pocket and discoloration at back inside cover perforation stamp used on illus. pages are tanning in margins hinges are loose some pages have separated but are still present covers show heavy wear along edges and corners both v. have front cover damage above the design v.1 spine has been repaired with unfortunate adhesive tape. A reading copy at best. Red cloth 2 vols. gilt letters on spine gilt design on cover gilt top edge 453 464 pp. 11 BW plates. Prince George Duke of Cambridge 1819-1904 was a member of the British Royal family who headed the military. Vol. 1: 1819-1871 Vol. 2: 1871-1904. John Murray hardcover books
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2020ref. x-9811207011World Scientific Pub Co Inc 2020. Hardcover. New. 120 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. World Scientific Pub Co Inc hardcover
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1991ref. mon0000369272Woodstock Books 01/06/1991 00:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. HARDBACK In unclipped dustjacket No stamps or inscriptions; Woodstock 1991; no stamps or inscriptions Woodstock Books hardcover
1991ref. 2091202133202019Woodstock Books 1991. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Woodstock Books paperback
1843ref. 31828AB1843. New York / London Wilson and Company / John Churchill 1843. Octavo. 31 pages pages 249 - 280 of Volume I. Softcover / Original printed wrappers of the Publishers. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear. This very early Lancet - Issue includes for example: Henry Ancell: Justus von Liebig - His Chemistry and Reviewers Erasmus Wilson: Course of Lectures on Diseases of the Skin; their History Pathology and Treatment delivered in the Middlesex Hospital during the Summer Sessions 1842 James Richard Smyth: Miscellaneous Contributions to Pathology and Therapeutics Impotence and Sterility paperback
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1808ref. D15701London: Richard Taylor & Co Shoe Lake for John White Fleet Street 1808. Hardcover. Very Good. Soberly and cleanly rebound in blue gray cloth; paper spine labels lettered in black. First thus edition. This is one of the less common sets issued with a third volume containing an appendix letters and documents pertaining to Erasmus. Volume I: A.D. 1467-1529; Volume II: A.D. 1530-1536. Formerly in the collection of College of New Rochelle Library with perforated stamps to title pages. Text is generally bright throughout. Housed in a handsome burgundy clamshell box with labels lettered in gilt. Richard Taylor & Co, Shoe Lake, for John White, Fleet Street hardcover books
1726ref. D15688Cambridge: Corn. Crownfield 1726. Hardcover. Good. 8 xxxi 1 list of plates and errata 386 cxliv - Appendix 8 - index engraved frontispiece and 19 engraved plates 5 of which are folding - list of cuts calls for the frontispiece and 16 plates all of which are present along with 3 additional plates which are not on the list at pages 335 350 and 355. Pages 348-349 are repeated in the pagination but the text is continuous. Later calf inner joints repaired rather crudely but text is quite clean. Housed in a very handsome burgundy clamshell box. Formely in the collection of New Rochelle College Library with white ink lettering at base of spine and bookplate inside. Corn. Crownfield hardcover books
1726ref. D15688Cambridge: Corn. Crownfield 1726. Hardcover. Good. 8 xxxi 1 list of plates and errata 386 cxliv - Appendix 8 - index engraved frontispiece and 19 engraved plates 5 of which are folding - list of cuts calls for the frontispiece and 16 plates all of which are present along with 3 additional plates which are not on the list at pages 335 350 and 355. Pages 348-349 are repeated in the pagination but the text is continuous. Later calf inner joints repaired rather crudely but text is quite clean. Housed in a very handsome burgundy clamshell box. Formely in the collection of New Rochelle College Library with white ink lettering at base of spine and bookplate inside. Corn. Crownfield hardcover
1808ref. D15701London: Richard Taylor & Co Shoe Lake for John White Fleet Street 1808. Hardcover. Very Good. Soberly and cleanly rebound in blue gray cloth; paper spine labels lettered in black. First thus edition. This is one of the less common sets issued with a third volume containing an appendix letters and documents pertaining to Erasmus. Volume I: A.D. 1467-1529; Volume II: A.D. 1530-1536. Formerly in the collection of College of New Rochelle Library with perforated stamps to title pages. Text is generally bright throughout. Housed in a handsome burgundy clamshell box with labels lettered in gilt. Richard Taylor & Co, Shoe Lake, for John White, Fleet Street hardcover
1758ref. 1231I073London: J. Whiston and B. White 1758-1760. 1st Edition . Hardback. Printed pages: vi 2 630 2 corrigenda/ads; 2 754. Good. 8.5 x 10.25 inches 21.5 x 25 cm. Complete two volume set. Full calf leather bindings. Spines with five raised bands red morocco title label and black morocco volume label. Double gilt fillet border to boards. Rubbing and scarring to boards. Heavy wear to corners of boards. Wear to ends of spines. Joints cracked but holding with cords front board of Volume II is loose. Volume I with portrait frontis after Holbein and two plates of handwriting specimens. Volume II with five plates mostly handwriting specimens. Bookplate to both front pastedown endpapers Alford Book Club. Light foxing and marking to endpapers clean text throughout. ESTC: T146995. Overall condition is Good. Please Note: This is a very heavy item and international postage will be more than the standard rate - a postage supplement will be requested after the order has been placed. Please contact us for an accurate postage cost for your location. Size: 8.5 x 10.25 inches 21.5 x 25 cm. J. Whiston and B. White hardcover
