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"Encyclopædia Britannica" Facsimile First Edition Set

Item Details

A facsimile of the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. This three-volume set, first published by Encyclopædia Brittanica, Inc. in 1968, is a replica of the original three-volume encyclopedia published by Colin Macfarquhar of Edinburgh in 1771. The books are brown hardcover volumes with some deliberate antique-style wear to the covers and pages.

Binding Hardcover
Number of Books 3

Condition

- ex-library with spine labels, bookplates, stamps, markings; loose bindings; broken front exterior hinge on one volume; general wear throughout.

Dimensions

2.5" W x 10.25" H x 8.5" D

- measures one volume.

Item #

17SWF070-313

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