Martin FennellyAntiques

*

*

*

*

Look what Martin Fennelly Antiques has put up for sale on-line: <br/><br/> <a href='http://www.fennelly.net/Item.aspx?id=24791'>632 Complete Set of Chambers's Encyclopaedia - 1888 Edition</a><br/><br/><img src='https://file.4pm.ie/945/e0bc1999.jpg.147x95.png' alt='632 Complete Set of Chambers's Encyclopaedia - 1888 Edition'/><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>London, William &amp; Robert Chambers</strong>, 1888 to 1892 (second edition, extensively revised). Quarto, ten volumes, over 9000 pages with over 3250 illustrations and more than 560 tables plus 48 folding colour maps. Half morocco and cloth spines with gilt in compartments. All edges marbled with marbled endpapers. There is some foxing at the beginning of the volumns but overall the condition internally is very good with covers showing trifling signs of age and use. This edition was published <strong>1888 and edited by&nbsp;David Patrick</strong>. In this edition, the majority of the articles were rewritten and the articles on&nbsp;American&nbsp;matters were written mainly by Americans and an edition published there by Messrs.&nbsp;Lippincott&nbsp;of&nbsp;Philadelphia&nbsp;so that Lippincott and Chambers could claim relevant copyright in their respective countries.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"></sup>&nbsp;This second edition had extra features such as tables and fold-out maps.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Height</strong> (each book) 11" (18cm) <strong>Width</strong> 7.5" (19cm) <strong>Depth</strong> 2" (5cm)&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>&euro;325 The Set</strong></p>