When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Title: Antique 1897 Universal Dictionary of the English Language – Complete 4-Volume Set (Deluxe Half-Leather Binding)
Item Specifics:
- Year Printed: 1897 / 1898
- Binding: Hardcover (Half-Leather & Cloth)
- Publisher: Peter Fenelon Collier (New York)
- Subject: Reference / Antique Dictionary & Encyclopedia
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition thus, Illustrated, Gold-Gilt Tooled Spine, Marbled Endpapers
Full Description:
Up for sale is a beautiful, completely intact 1897/1898 Victorian edition of the Universal Dictionary of the English Language. Edited by Robert Hunter and Charles Morris, this massive 4-volume masterwork spans alphabetically from A to Z and includes the complete historical appendix.
Published in New York by the legendary Peter Fenelon Collier, this matching set is a definitive example of high-end, late-19th-century subscription publishing.
📚 Set Breakdown:
- Volume I: A – CRE. (1897)
- Volume II: CRE. – INF. (1897)
- Volume III: INF. – RHE. (1898)
- Volume IV: RHE. – Z. & Appendix (1897)
✨ Visual & Aesthetic Highlights:
- Premium Deluxe Binding: Half-bound in rich, deep reddish-brown leather corners and spines, paired beautifully with dark forest green cloth boards.
- Intricate Spine Tooling: The spines feature striking, bright gold-gilt floral medallions and crisp embossed lettering that catches the light beautifully on a shelf.
- Turkish Stone Marbled Endpapers: The inside covers feature gorgeously preserved, multicolored marbled endpapers in a traditional Victorian speckle pattern.
- Interior Layout: Printed in a classic three-column layout, profusely illustrated with historical text engravings.
Please review photos carefully for item condition and description
