17 Volumes Encyclopaedia Britannica plus dictionary, 2 supplements - 20 volumes in total. Also includes 14 volumes of Plates to accompany the texts.
Third Edition, Illustrated with copperplates. Edinburgh: A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797.
Includes V1 Dictionary, V1-1801 Supplement, V2-1801 Supplement,
V1 A-ANG, V2 ANG-BAR, V3 BAR-BZO, V4 CAA-CIC, V5 CIC-DIA, V6 DIA-ETH, V8 GOB-HYD, V9 HYDROSTATICS-LES, V10 LES-MEC, V11 MEDALS-MIDWIFERY, V12 MIE-NEG, V13 NEH-PAS (lacks front board), V14 PAS-PLA, V15 PLA-RAM, V16 RAN-SCO, V17 SCO, V18 STR-ZYM.
Lacks V7. Also includes plates for 14 Volumes - lacks 9, 11, 13.
Individually paginated. 10 3/4" x 8 1/2". Full leather on volumes, leather spines over marbled boards for plates. Marbled endpapers. Wear to covers, with some detached covers (one lacking), chipped spines, rubbed and scuffed covers. Bookplates on pastedowns. Wear and toning. Great near complete set with 14 volumes of plates included. Scarce.
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