Book Knowledge Volume Complete Set by Edited Gordon Stowell (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 5th or later Edition. Condition: (see pics.) An eight volume set with born, red and black cloth boards with gilded printing and embossing. All eight books are in similar condition showing slight wear to the covers where the cloth under the brown coating is exposed particularly at the corners, and some staining to the pages from shelf storage. Each book weighs approx. 1.5kgs so a total of roughly 12kgs for the entire set which means that there will be an additional reasonable charge for postage - please contact for details as this set is HEAVY. Synopsis: This vintage encyclopaedia is the 6th edition of this publication. Arranged alphabetically A-Z in the first 7 volumes and volume 8 dedicated to a fact index: example of a randomly chosen word "Comet". Celestial body pages 2-284; in solar system 1-281, or Early passenger steamship built for Henry Bell at Port Glasgow on the Clyde (1811-1912) or Jet-engined air liners built by De Havilland company.