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Five volumes folio (44 x 28cm), published in parts in 418 numbers at 6d each and then at £11, the work being originally published in 1728 in two volumes. The final & fullest enlarged edition with the supplemental material by William Rees incorporated into the work, & here the final plate volume with its own title, corrigenda & addenda & plate lists plus final scientific index. 'The Cyclopaedia's impact and influence upon later generations was incalculable. It directly influenced the famous French Encyclopedie of Diderot. It stimulated the publication of the Encyclopaedia Britannica and many subsequent works.'- Walsh. 'Chambers was the first to include cross-references in an encyclopedia and his work remained popular and influental throughout the eighteenth century.'- Cordell. Vol. I, pp. [4],iv,[2],xxxvii,[1],[1068]; Vol. II, pp. [ii],[1226]; Vol. III, [ii],[1202]; Vol. IV, pp. [ii],[1384]; Vol. V, [xxiv],[6],[80]. With a frontispiece to the first volumes & 152 copper plates, plus two large folding type specimens. Complete in text & plate, most copies to market being incomplete. The inserted folding type speciments are supplemental, frequently seen, but not called for in the lists. Bound in contemporary tree calf, the spine in seven panels with contrasting twin labels & grecian urn designs, gilt, marbled endpapers. Some of the joints slighty cracked, and some general scuffing and light wear to the board corners, but an attractive, tight & sound set, the contents fresh and clean. Very heavy item requiring additional postage for foreign order. Vg. [Walsh 38; Collinson 103; Cordell C-32; Alston III, 547; PMM 171; Allibone 364; Poggendorff I, 417]. Seller Inventory # 11870
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