The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, for the Year 1849 (bound with) The Companion to the Almanac, or Year-Book of General Infromation for 1849

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

Published by Charles Knight, London, 1849

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96 & 264 pages. Illustrations. 185x120mm. Original cloth, spine lettered gilt. *Some topics in the essays in this volume of the Companion include: Euclid; Ordnance Surveys; Metropolitan Sanitary Survey; Cholera; Farm Produce in Ireland 1847; Progress of Organic Chemistry; Progress of Population and Industrial Wealth; Variola Ovis; Railways of Great Britain; Emigration to the British Colonies.* **Wood-cut illustrations include: Christ Church, Highbury; Baptist Chapel in Bloomsbury Street; Imperial Assurance Office.** Previous owner's signature on first title-page, light discolouration to covers, but text-block fine. Images available on request. Seller Inventory # 005337

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Title: The British Almanac of the Society for the ...

Publisher: Charles Knight, London

Publication Date: 1849

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good