Encyclopaedia Britannica – 1797 | Illustrated Botany | Printing Press

The Encyclopaedia Britannica or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature has long been one of the most referenced encyclopedias. This 15^th volume from the 1797 third edition covers topics from ‘Plants’ through ‘Ran’ with noteworthy sections on geometry projectiles, printing press, pneumatics, and a map of Poland. It includes 25 full-page engravings.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Encyclopaedia Britannica or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature
• Publisher: Edinburgh, Printed for A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar
• Edition: Third Edition, 1797
• Format: (4to), single volume
• Binding: Original leather spine and corners, marbled boards
• Size:  10.75 in x 8.5 in (27.3 cm x 21.6 cm)
• Collation: 799 pp
• Illustrations: 25 (of 30) engraved plates including maps of Ireland and Italy
• Contents Include:
  • On Poland with maps
  • Sections on plants, ploughs, pneumatics, poetry, Poland, the printing press, pumps and engineering

Condition:

Good. Original marbled boards with leather spine and corners. Leather cracked at hinges with surface loss on edges. Paper lifting from cover. Binding secure and text block intact. Pages are legible.

Why Collect This?

• plates including map of Poland
• Includes curious section on Botany, Printing Press, and poetry

Item Number: # 29303