Beetons Dictionary Universal Information by Beeton (24 results)
Published by Ward, Lock and Co.
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Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Add to basketCondition: Fair. New Edition. 904 pages. Half bound brown leather with brown cloth covered boards. Volume II. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown. Thumb-marking present. Brown and yellow staining to pages throughout. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to hinges a…nd gutters, leaving netting exposed. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Some splits to spine. Noticeable peeling leather to spine and corners. Light marks overall.
More imagesPublished by S.O. Beeton no date, London
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- First Edition
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
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Add to basketHard Back. First Edition. Hard back cloth bound No date presumed first edition Original brown cloth with decorative embossed detail to the boards gilt titles to the spine The boards are generally in good condition although a little damaged along the top edge corners bumped Front board partly detached Pages lightly toned with the… occasional spot of foxing throughout Illustrated From the library of Major Beeton. book.
Language: English
Published by S O Beeton, London
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. A Good- set of three volumes. Undated, but preface dated October 1959. Russet cloth on boards with blind stamped title and decoration on front board, with gilt title on spine. Vol. A-D has tear in spine resulting in top half of spine and rear board secured on bottom edge only. Brown endpape…rs with Beeton adverts. Page opposite half-title page has lower quarter removed. Text, maps and charts intact. Rear hinge cracked. Vol. D-L has split at top of spine with some rubbing to top/tail. Plain endpapers with small stationer's stamp on ffe. Preface and title page appear to be missing. Text and maps etc are clean and sound. Vol. L-Z has tear at top of spine with sunning to board. Crack in rear hinge, otherwise text, b/w maps and colour fold-out all present and clean. Scarce in this 3 volume set.
Language: English
Published by S.O. Beeton, London 1861
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Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United KingdomJ J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk
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Add to basketHalf Leather Cloth Boards. Condition: GOOD (BELOW AVERAGE). No Jacket. Contents VERY GOOD (AVERAGE).Repaired bindings.foxing to first & last few pages.POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES AND FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY) .Please e-mail for further details Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". With Fold Out Maps (illustrator). Not Inscribed or Signed.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Two hardcovers with tight binding. Condition: Fair. legible text. sonme fold outs in fair condition. The Spines of both volumes are damaged. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL.…IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
More imagesPublished by S.O. Beeton No Date, London
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Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
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Add to basketHard Back. First Edition. Hard back cloth bound No date presumed first edition Original brown cloth with decorative embossed detail to the boards gilt titles to the spine The boards are generally in good condition despite a little discolouration to the front gilt to the spine lightly faded Pages toned with moderate foxing throug…hout Illustrated pp vi 384 Overall a good copy From the library of Major Beetonnbspnbsp. book.
More imagesPublished by S.O.Beeton 1859
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- First Edition
Seller: Mungobooks, Poole, United KingdomMungobooks
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition(?) hardcover with leather spine in VG condition, some splitting at spine. Preface by the authors dated 1859. Numerous plates and illustrations. Heavy book so extra postage will be payable to overseas destinations.
Published by Beeton 1869
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. London: S.O. Beeton [1869]. 2 volumes. No publication date given, but the chronology covers events up to late 1869. Vol.I: viii+704p. 15 maps and tables. Vol.II: pp.705-1412. 5 maps and tables, 1 coloured. Small tears to a few maps. Many illustrations in the text. Internally very good and free from fo…xing, paper toned. Hinges starting to split at endpapers. Bound in half leather over marbled boards, rubbed and worn. Spine of vol. II splitting from upper board (1-inch split at head) and lower board (3-inch split at foot).
Published by London Ward Lock and Tyler 1877
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Seller: Antiquariat Bergische Bücherstube Mewes, Overath, GermanyAntiquariat Bergische Bücherstube Mewes
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Add to basketIV, 932, 904 Seiten und 109 (recte 108) Tafeln, Gr8°, farbig gemusterte Original-Halblederbände auf je 5 Bünden mit vergold. Rückentitel auf hellbraunem Lederschildchen und vergold. Rückenverzierung. Dekorativ gebundene und gepflegte Ausgabe, ein Gelenk auf eingen cm brüchig, sonst sehr gute Erhaltung. Sprache: Englisch 3000 gr.
More imagesPublished by S. O. Beeton. [1859] 1859
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Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United KingdomJarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
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Add to basketFIRST EDITION. 2 vols. Folding fronts & plates (one colour), illus.; some plates sl. creased & spotted. Contemp. half brown calf by J. Cutler, Wellington; spines a little rubbed with some sl. cracking to leather, some sl. wear to hinges. Comprising geography, history, biography, mythology, bible knowledge, and chronology. With t…he pronunciations of every popular name.
More imagesPublished by W. Kent and Co, London 1861
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Good Only. Beeton's comprehensive and illustrated Victorian dictionary of general knowledge. Featuring a fold-out illustrated frontispiece. With numerous illustrations in the text. 'Comprising Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge, Chronology. With the pronunciation of every proper name'.…With a 'table of chronology' to the rear. Samuel Orchart Beeton (2 March 18316 June 1877) was an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mayson) and publisher of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. He launched The English Woman's Domestic Magazine, a pioneering serial for middle-class women, in 1852. His Boy's Own Magazine, published in the UK from 1855 to 1890, was the first and most influential boys' magazine. Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was published in 1861. Beeton followed it with a series of other self-help textbooks, including Beeton's Book of Needlework, Beeton's Dictionary of Geography, Beeton's Book of Birds, Beeton's Book of poultry and domestic animals? Beeton's Book of Home Pets, Beeton's Book of Anecdote, Wit and Humour, and others. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, a trifle rubbed. Some slight loss to the marbled paper of the rear board. Hinges strained. Internally, generally firmly bound although strained in places, with the front free endpaper detached but present. Some scattered light foxing prominent to the endpapers. Small tear to the corner of pp.25 of the table of chronology. Some crease marks to a few of the pages. Good Only. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by S. O. Beeton, London 1859
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketLeather. Condition: Very Good. A comprehensive and copiously illustrated Victorian dictionary of general knowledge, published and edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with twelve black-and-white folding maps, a colour folding historical chart, and many in-text images. Lacking maps o…f South America and Scotland. Volume two is illustrated with six folding plates to the rear and many in-text images. Collated complete. A comprehensive dictionary of general knowledge and information, containing entries on the topics of Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge and Chronology. Complete in two volumes, with a 'table of chronology' to the rear of volume II. Edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton, an English publisher, best known as the husband of Mrs Beeton (Isabella Mary Mayson) and publisher of Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management. He founded and published the Boy's Own Magazine considered by many as the first and most influential of boys' magazines. Dated from the National Library of Wales. Bound in half brown calf with cloth boards. Externally, smart with rubbing and light wear to the extremities. Light fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Rear hinge starting but firm to volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by S. O. Beeton, London 1861
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. A smart three volume set of this comprehensive reference work, complete with folding plates. Undated. Dated from the final insert in the table of chronology. With fifteen folding maps and four tables. As per volume three contents, The Length of Rivers and The Heights of Mountains has been replaced wi…th a coloured chronological chart to page 1376 of volume three. Complete as published. An ambitious work, offering across three volumes a dictionary format of 'useful information'. A wide variety of included topics, including heraldic crests, the continents, coins and flags, as well as brief histories of important figures and events throughout history. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart with bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. The odd mark to the boards. Hinges slightly strained but firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with marginal age toning and the odd spot. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by S. O. Beeton, London 1859
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Very Good. A comprehensive and copiously illustrated Victorian dictionary of general knowledge, published and edited by Samuel Orchart Beeton. Samuel Orchart Beeton was a renowned English publisher, who notably founded and published the first and most influential boys' magazine 'Boy's Own Magazine' and also…'The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine', a pioneering serial for middle-class women. Whilst Beeton's name is normally associated with the success of his wife 'Mrs Beeton', or Isabella Mary Mayson and her incredibly popular work 'Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management', Samuel Beeton also wrote and published self-help textbooks and informative works, on topics such as Geography, Birds, Natural History and so forth. Containing entries on the following topics: Geography, History, Biography, Mythology, Bible Knowledge and Chronology. Complete in two volumes, with a 'table of chronology' to the rear of volume II. This copy is undated, dated using the preface to the front of volume I. Collates, complete with fourteen folding maps to volume I and six folding plates to the rear of volume II, one of which is coloured. In a half polished calf binding with cloth covered boards. Externally, bumped and rubbed to extremities and head and tail of spines. Leather cracked to spines and joints. Spine label to volume II lifting and slightly chipped. Joints starting but firm. Rear joint partially split to head, volume II. Hinges strained, with rear hinge volume II split and weak. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned with the odd spot. Tear to folding plate facing title page, volume I. Very Good. Various (illustrator). book.
More imagesPublished by S.O. Beeton, London 1859
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star seller2 volumes, 8vo, pp. vi, [2], 840; 841-1663, [1]; engraved color folding frontispiece; text illustrations throughout; contemporary three-quarter black calf over marbled boards, gilt spines; some general scuffing, else very good and sound. Binder's orange and blue tickets on front pastedowns. Vancil, p. 23.
More imagesPublished by S.O. Beeton, London 1859
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star seller2 volumes, 8vo, pp. vi, [2], 708; 709-1411, [1], 52; engraved folding world map frontispiece, 19 folding plates, including 13 maps and one colored chronological chart; text illustrations throughout; original three-quarter calf over marbled boards, black morocco gilt-lettered spine labels; some general scuffing, a few plate edges… a bit worn, else very good and sound. Vancil, p. 23.
More imagesPublished by Ward, Lock & Tyler, London 1880
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, U.S.A.James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerNew Editions, enlarged. New Editions, enlarged. Profusely illustrated with hundreds of engravings; second volume with 7 colored lithographed maps. 4 vols. Thick 8vo. Fine set of this wonderfully illustrated encycopedia. Three quarter red morocco and red cloth, marbled endpapers and edges. Handsome set Profusely illustrated with…hundreds of engravings; second volume with 7 colored lithographed maps. 4 vols. Thick 8vo.
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1859 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 413 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 413.
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Language: English
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 1546. A perfect gif…t for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1869 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 1546.
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 1874. A perfect gif…t for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1884 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 1874.
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1861 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 907 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 907.
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Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1870 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 1527 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 1527.
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1869. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Vol: - , Pages: - 1546, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 1546 1546.
