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1894 antique leather READY REFERENCE Universal Cyclopaedia •W.R. Balch
Loanhead, Midlothian
£50
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Description
— antique 1894 edition Hardback Reference book, with leather bound spine —
TITLE • READY REFERENCE The Universal Cyclopaedia
SUBTITLE • Contains Everything That Everybody Wants To Know
SERIES • Ready Reference
GENRE • Reference/Textbook — English Language, General Knowledge etc
AUTHOR • William Ralston Balch
PUBLISHER • Griffin Farran & Co. (London)
PRINTER • Turnball And Spears, Printers (Edinburgh)
YEAR • 1894 (inscribed 1899)
EDITION • Revised edition
812 pages
In pre-loved antique condition, with some general wear and ageing. Leather bound spine is worn and a bit loose, with a tear at top and bottom edges. Splitting to both inner cover edges where it meets the binding. Fountain pen inscriptions to the inner page - dated 1899 — see photos for further detail.
Inscription reads:
“ Dalwhinnie Pigeon Club
Presented by
A McPherson Esq.
British Linen Bank
Kingussie
——‘’——
Won by
John Carver
Cubenmore,
Newtonmore
———————
1899. ”
———
approx SIZE:
Height — 19.3 cm // 7 5/8'
Width — 14 cm // 5 1/2”
Depth — 5.3 cm // 2 1/8”
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