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Complete 19th Century 14 Volume Encyclopaedia
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Complete 19th Century 14 Volume Encyclopaedia

19th century
Sold 7 April 2025 · Christine Kavanagh Antiques
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A deep blue fine grained cloth, tooled in black and gilt, front and back boards plus spine, with red endpapers. Published in 1876 by Blackie and Son London. Titled A general Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography and History.New edition with numerous illustrations. The condition is good. Width dimensions given are for the set placed side by side.

Date of Manufacture

Christine Kavanagh Antiques has dated this Complete Encyclopaedia Set to the Victorian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
26cm (10.24")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
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A deep blue fine grained cloth, tooled in black and gilt, front and back boards plus spine, with red endpapers. Published in 1876 by Blackie and Son London. Titled A general Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature, Biography and History.New edition with numerous illustrations. The condition is good. Width dimensions given are for the set placed side by side.
Date of Manufacture

Christine Kavanagh Antiques has dated this Complete Encyclopaedia Set to the Victorian era.

Height
26cm (10.24")
Width
53cm (20.87")
Depth
17cm (6.69")
Reference Numbers
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SA989946
Christine Kavanagh Antiques
Christine Kavanagh Antiques
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A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Complete 19th Century 14 Volume Encyclopaedia

Archive II A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View II
Archive III A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View III
Archive IV A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View IV
Archive V A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View V
Archive VI A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View VI
Archive VII A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View VII
Archive VIII A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View VIII
Archive IX A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View IX
Archive X A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View X
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Archive XII A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines. View XII
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Christine Kavanagh Antiques

Christine Kavanagh Antiques
Telephone 07850 463 173
Location
1 - 3 Castlegate
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1AZ
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/christinekavanagh
Verified Since Jun 2020
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Christine Kavanagh Antiques
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A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines.
Complete 19th century 14 volume encyclopaedia
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A complete fourteen-volume nineteenth-century encyclopaedia set featuring uniform blue cloth bindings with intricate gold gilt lettering and tooling along the spines.
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  • ObjectBooks
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, cloth, gold leaf
  • ColourBlue
  • MotifsGilt spine tooling, Uniform binding, Embossed boards, Raised bands
  • SizeH 26 cm (10 in) x W 53 cm (21 in) x D 17 cm (7 in)

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Nineteenth-century encyclopaedia sets are multi-volume reference works published during the 1800s, reflecting the eras expanding knowledge, scientific discoveries, and industrial progress.

These books typically feature cloth or leather spines and corners, marbled endpapers, gold leaf tooling on the spine, and acid-free rag paper pages bound with sturdy sewing techniques.

Authenticity is identified through typography styles, publisher imprints, paper texture, binding methods characteristic of the period, and often original ownership signatures or ex-libris plates.

Antique book sets can be displayed upright on bookshelves, arranged in stacks on coffee tables as decorative risers, or used to anchor mantelpiece displays and console tables.

Preservation requires keeping books away from direct sunlight and high humidity, handling them gently by the spine rather than the headcap, and occasionally treating leather bindings with appropriate conservation dressings.
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