Lot 139
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica; or, a Dictionary of the Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature
Auction: 16 June 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
Edinburgh: A. Bell and C. MacFarquhar, 1797. Third edition, 18 volumes, 4to (26.5 x 20cm), contemporary reversed calf, red and black morocco gilt labels to spines, 532 of 542 engraved plates (some folded), volumes 2-18 with label of Montrose Library on front pastedown; boards and spines scuffed and worn, volume 10 upper board almost detached, volume 12 joints cracking, volumes 17-8 upper board detached; with the following missing pages and plates: volume 1 lacking frontispiece, dedication and preface leaves, pp. 497-504, plates 12-13; volume 2 lacking title page; volume 3 lacking title page, plate 111; volume 4 lacking title page; volume 7 lacking plate 194; volume 8 lacking plate 237; volume 9 lacking title page, plate 164; volume 12 lacking plates 317-9; volume 15 folded plate 418 detached, plates 433-4 bound in volume 16; volume 16 lacking title page, plate 437 [ESTC N6642] (18)