{"product_id":"antique-rust-red-chamberss-encyclopedia-13300","title":"Antique Rust Red Chambers's Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge For the People, 1889, Complete 8 Volume Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moody, rustic set in rusty red-brown embossed cloth, this antique encyclopedia set has serious old-library character. The ornate detailing on every spine adds wonderful texture, even where the covers have worn through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a complete, eight-volume 1889 printing of Chambers's Encyclopædia, Revised Edition, Unaltered and Unabridged, published in New York by Collier. Unlike the more commonly found 10-volume British edition of the same text, this Collier printing condensed the full encyclopedia into 8 volumes, with an American Supplement of over 5,000 additional articles bound into the back of Volume VIII, so this is a genuinely complete set rather than a partial run. Inside are period maps, wood engravings, and dense 19th-century reference text spanning A to Z. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach volume stands approximately 11.5 inches tall, and the complete set spans about 15 inches of shelf space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set shows notable wear consistent with its age: frayed and chipped spine ends, worn corners, and rubbed, thinning cloth on several volumes exposing the boards beneath, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52207546663202,"sku":"4545613300","price":189.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/il_fullxfull.8356811741_bdb4.jpg?v=1785255281","url":"https:\/\/prettyoldbooks.com\/products\/antique-rust-red-chamberss-encyclopedia-13300","provider":"Pretty Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}