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1890s "Peoples Cyclopedia" Complete Set

Item Details

A complete revised set of People’s Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge. This set includes volumes one through six, featuring numerous illustrations, maps, and fold-out pages throughout. The books were published by the Jones Brothers Publishing Company of Cincinnati during the 1890s. Each volume is presented in a three-quarter leather bound cover with marble patterned edges and gilt lettering to the spine. The set additionally includes a wooden display case.

Binding Hardcover
Number of Books 6

Condition

- red rot; peeling, fading, and scratches to leather; boards shoe fading and scuffs; spot staining and discoloration; loose hinges and shaken spines; page toning and some creasing; wooden case shows nicks and wear markings throughout.

Dimensions

8.0" W x 11.5" H x 2.25" D

- measurements of one volume; each measures approximately the same.

Item #

17DET052-215

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