The 500 plates presented here were first published in 1844 by Brockhaus in Leipzig. Robert Garrigue of New York published the first English edition in 1851 entitled Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art. Since that time this unique compendium has become a standard of illustration worldwide. The book has been published in numerous editions and has been sold millions of copies around the world. The present issue is the first in hardcover in many years, with all plates carefully restored. Never before have ...
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The 500 plates presented here were first published in 1844 by Brockhaus in Leipzig. Robert Garrigue of New York published the first English edition in 1851 entitled Iconographic Encyclopedia of Science, Literature and Art. Since that time this unique compendium has become a standard of illustration worldwide. The book has been published in numerous editions and has been sold millions of copies around the world. The present issue is the first in hardcover in many years, with all plates carefully restored. Never before have the plates about sciences, arts, daily life, culture and war, nature and precisely and legibly.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 10x2x9; L'Adventurine 2001 Very good/Fine condition unmarked clean tight and bright, appears unread. Illustrated hardcover clean and strong, dust jacket clean with light shelf rub at top edge.
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Very Good. Size: 10x9x2; Hardcover with dust jacket. Book is in nice condition, text is unmarked and pages are tight. Dust jacket has a few tiny closed tears on edge. Dust jacket now nicely protected in mylar cover.
