LEATHER Set. COMPLETE 20-Volume Antiquarian ENCYCLOPEDIA. MASSIVE /Hinges Are Cracked

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THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA! COMPLETE in 20 MASSIVE VOLUMES! Some of the hinges are completely cracked externally, and only held on by the inside. See the last two pictures. This may be bothersome. On the shelf it's hard to tell. Otherwise this is an exceptional set. If the hinge damage is bothersome please do not purchase thus set. Printed in 1910! This set is well over 100 years old! These are MASSIVE books! Measuring 10 inches tall and over 2 inches thick! Each book will be individually wrapped and well protected for shipping via Priority Mail. THE NEW INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA. Edited by: Frank Moore Colby, Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck. Bound in the original leather bindings. Top edge gilded. Marbled end-papers. These are particularly large, heavy books at 10'' tall and over 2" thick. Complete 20 volume (extra thick volumes) set. Dodd, Mead and Company, New York. Printed in 1910. CONDITION: some of the hinges are completely cracked and only held on from the inside. This may be bothersome. If all the hinges were sound thus sells at $2000. Set is complete in 20 volumes. This is a MASSIVE and heavy set. Overall in excellent condition for it's age. All hinges attached, some are completely cracked, many are starting, held firmly in place internally, by publisher's extra reinforced hinges. Some general rubbing. Clean, bright interior. About free of foxing. Very tightly bound text blocks. No writing or signs of previous ownership. Some of the hinges are completely cracked externally, and only held on by the inside. See the last two pictures. This may be bothersome. On the shelf it's hard to tell. Otherwise this is an exceptional set. If the hinge damage is bothersome please do not purchase thus set. CONDITION: Set is complete in 20 volumes. This is a MASSIVE and heavy set. Overall in excellent condition for it's age. All hinges attached, some are cracked or show starting, held firmly in place internally, by publisher's extra reinforced hinges. Some general rubbing. Clean, bright interior. About free of foxing. Very tightly bound text blocks. No writing or signs of previous ownership. Each volume contains many color plates and fold-out maps. Stunning illustrations. Vol. I contains a two-page fold-out world map frontis. An in-depth, comprehensive encyclopedia comparable or superior to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Covers history and content from all around the world. Spine contents are particularly compelling, spelled out with titles vs letters, with the likes of: Classics, Da Vinci, Vampire, etc. as opposed to the more common lettering, A-B C-D. This is set limited #6491, according to publisher's stamp on copyright page. A well preserved set for it's age, no other sets presently listed elsewhere. Extra postage required. $170 via Priority Mail in 10 flat rate boxes. International is at cost, over $800. 3488. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 22.10.08.20

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Titel: LEATHER Set. COMPLETE 20-Volume Antiquarian ...

Einband: Hardcover