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The Treasury of Knowledge & Library of Reference, 1870

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The Treasury of Knowledge & Library of Reference, 1870

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Description

Book Title: The Treasury of Knowledge and Library of Reference

Editor: Samuel Maunder

Publisher: Longmans, Green & Co.

Date: 1870

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Very Good

899 pages

Size: 4.375 x 6.75 inches

Material: Full light brown leather with five raised bands, title in a red backing

Includes: Bookplate of the Rev. J. Tuttle Smith attached to inside front cover

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Condition

Cover is in very good condition, with light scuffs, but with the spine straight and well-connected, with no notable stains, no tears, and no fade. The inside cover spreads are otherwise clean and unfaded, as are the page edges, slightly red-toned all-around. There are no written notations. There is light foxing to the end pages. The page faces are otherwise clean throughout the book, with all text and the frontispiece illustration as new. There are no page tears or creases. The binding is tight, with no loose or missing pages .