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Shelfmark

CS.1414.01 - CS.1416.05

Author

Title

The cyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature. / By Abraham Rees ... with the assistance of eminent professional gentlemen. Illustrated with numerous engravings, by the most distinguished artists. In thirty-nine volumes. ....

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Portion of title: Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature

Publication, distribution, etc.

London: : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster-Row, F. C. and J. Rivington, A. Strahan, Payne and Foss, Scatcherd and Letterman, J. Cuthell, Clarke and sons, Lackington Hughes Harding Mavor and Jones, J. and A. Arch, Cadell and Davies, S. Bagster, J. Mawman, James Black and Son, Black Kingsbury Parbury and Allen, R. Scholey, J. Booth, J. Booker, Suttaby Evance and Fox, Baldwin Cradock and Joy, Sherwood Neely and Jones, R. Saunders, Hurst Robinson and Co., J. Dickinson, J. Paterson, E. Whiteside, Wilson and Sons, and Brodie and Dowding., 1819 [i.e. 1802]-1820..

Physical description

45 v. : ill., music, maps, port. ; 27 x 22 cm.

Note

Published in 85 parts, 1802-1820. Collective title-leaves dated 1819 for the text and 1820 for the plates volumes (and undated half-title leaves) were issued with the final parts. Some parts exist in more than one edition (a "Second edition" is sometimes identified in the caption title of an individual part).

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Consists of 39 volumes of text, numbered I-XXXIX, and six volumes of plates numbered "Plates. Vol. I [-VI] ...".

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"Printed by A. Strahan ..." - verso of each half-title or title-leaf etc. The individual parts in vols. 1-30 have the imprint of Strahan and Preston.

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The text is printed in two columns, and is unpaginated.

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Vol. 1 includes a portrait frontispiece. The other plates are arranged alphabetically by subject, with natural history and maps placed at the end of the sequence, occupying vols. 5 and 6 respectively. The plates are often numbered within each subject group. Some plates are folded (notably those for "Naval architecture" and the maps).

Note

Vol. 30 includes addenda and corrigenda, a "Catalogue and analysis of the plates to Rees's Cyclopædia ..." and an "Index of the plates.".

Note

Imprint varies. In later vols. James Black and Son have been dropped, and "Ogle Duncan and Co." added.

Formatted contents note

Contents: v. 1, A-AMA -- v. 2, AMA-ART -- v. 3, ART-BAT -- v. 4, BAT-BOO -- v. 5, BOO-CAL -- v. 6, CAL-CAS -- v. 7, CAS-CHR -- v. 8, CHR-COL -- v. 9, COL-COR -- v. 10, COR-CZY -- v. 11, D-DIS -- v. 12, DIS-ELO -- v. 13, ELO-EXT -- v. 14, EXU-FOO -- v. 15, FOO-GEN -- v. 16, GEN-GRE -- v. 17, GRE-HIB -- v. 18, HIB-INC -- v. 19, INC-KIL -- v. 20, KIL-LIG -- v. 21, LIG-MAC -- v. 22, MAC-MAT -- v. 23, MAT-MON -- v. 24, MON-NEW -- v. 25, NEW-OZU -- v. 26, P-PER -- v. 27, PER-POE -- v. 28, POE-PUN -- v. 29, PUN-REP -- v. 30, REP-RZE -- v. 31, S-SCO -- v. 32, SCO-SIN -- v. 33, SIN-STA -- v. 34, STA-SZY -- v. 35, T-TOL -- v. 36, TOL-VER -- v. 37, VER-WAT -- v. 38, WAT-WZE -- v. 39, X-ZYT.

Provenance

Bookplate of Eton College on the front pastedown.

Provenance

Ex libris of Edward Craven Hawtrey, headmaster and later provost of Eton College, on the front pastedown.

Binding

19th century brown calf with frame of double gold fillets and blind roll on covers; gold lion as centrepiece; red marbled endpapers and edges; one blank flyleaf at the beginning and end of volume.

Copy-specific note

Imperfect: wanting vol. 1.

Copy-specific note

Old shelfmark F.p.2-1.

Subject

Encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Subject

Science Encyclopedias.

Subject

Art Encyclopedias.

Subject

Literature Encyclopedias.

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Cuthell, John publisher.

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Booker, J. publisher.

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Saunders, Robert publisher.

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Ogle, Duncan, & Co. publisher.

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Payne and Foss publisher.

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Clarke and Sons publisher.

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Cadell & Davies publisher.

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James Black and Son publisher.

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Brodie and Dowding publisher.

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England London.

Language code

eng

Identifier

B53057
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