THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE and LIBRARY OF REFERENCE; THE BIOGRAPHICAL TREASURY, a Dictionary of Universal Biography. ( 2 Volumes ) de Maunder, Samuel - 1845

London: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1845. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. 2 Volumes in Handsome Matching Contemporary Full Leather Bindings; with Bright Gilt Decoration to fronts and rears. 4 Raised Bands to spines and Gilt Decoration on Bands and within Compartments. Gilt Titles in Second Compartments. All Page Edges Gilt. Title Pages dated 1845. "The Universal Biography" has a Frontispiece Illustrated with Portrait Busts, protected by Tissue Guard; Followed by a Descriptive Title Page, Followed by a Printed Title Page stating Fifth Edition.904 Pages. The "Treasury of Knowledge"has an Illustrated Frontispiece, Descriptive Title Page & Printed Title Page stating Sixteenth Edition and Consists of Part 1, a New and Enlarged Dictionary of the English Language compiled from Genuine Editions of Johnson, Webster etc. The Dictionary is unpaginated, : Part 2 is a "New and Universal Gazetteer", and has its own Illustrated Frontispiece with Tissue Guard, Descriptiive Title Page and Printed Title Page.433 Pages + Tables. 6 3/4" Tall, Some edge wear to leather (see photos. Some foxing to frontispieces and title pages. Text pages in very good, clean condition. Set weighs 1.5 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more photos, information or a Shipping quote Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall