The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encylopaedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific and Technological. 4 volume set. 1906
by Ogilvie, John; Annandale, Charles [eds.]
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- G: in good condition without dust jackets. Modern rebind with new end-papers. Marking and rubbing to covers. Edge-wear. Loss to
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Gresham Publishing Co. G: in good condition without dust jackets. Modern rebind with new end-papers. Marking and rubbing to covers. Edge-wear. Loss to spine ends. Creasing and edge-tearing to prelims. Sellotape repairs to content, with one title page re-backed. Inner hinge cracking. Plates loose in volume II; 3 plates missing from volume III. 1906. New Edition. Brown hardback half-leather covers. 280mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). xix, 753pp; viii, 743pp; viii, 854pp; viii, 748pp. 8 [of 8] colour plates + 13 [of 16] b/w plates + in-text illustrations. Heavy set - extra shipping needed for overseas. .
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- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- j9337b
- Title
- The Imperial Dictionary of the English Language: A Complete Encylopaedic Lexicon, Literary, Scientific and Technological. 4 volume set. 1906
- Author
- Ogilvie, John; Annandale, Charles [eds.]
- Format/Binding
- Brown hardback half-leather covers
- Book Condition
- New G: in good condition without dust jackets. Modern rebind with new end-papers. Marking and rubbing to covers. Edge-wear. Loss to
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Gresham Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Dictionaries
- Bookseller catalogs
- Dictionaries;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
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About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
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