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COMPLETE with ALL 24-Volumes:

The AMERICAN CYCLOPEDIA: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge. Embracing Political, Civil, Military and Social Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. Illustrated. Ripley, George and Dana, Charles A. Complete in 17-volumes. 1883. 

Uniformly bound with:

Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the years 1876-1882. Complete in 7-volumes.

COMPLETE WITH ALL 24-VOLUMES.

Bound in the original thick leather bindings with raised hubs. Marbled covers, edges, boards and end-papers. Ornate spine with gilt lettering and raised hubs. These are very large and extremely heavy books at 10'' tall.

Complete 17 volume set of The American Encyclopedia, with index + Complete 7 volume set of The Annual Encyclopedia = 24 total volumes, complete. Appleton and Company, New York. 1883.

VERY GOOD, Near MINT condition. Light general rubbing. All hinges fully attached. Interiors are clean, bright, free of foxing. Minor tide marks. No writing. No mustiness. Very fresh interior. Bookplate.

Complete 17 volume set of The American Cyclopedia with Index. Includes full color map plates and detailed illustrations. Supplemented by Complete 7 volume set of The Annual Cyclopedia 1876-1882, New Series. And complete in 24 volumes. Includes illustrations and full page portraits protected by tissue. A remarkably well maintained set. These are large, and extremely heavy books. An exceptional period cyclopedia comparable or superior to the Encyclopedia Britannica.


The Atlantic Monthly review of April 1863 called this "one of the most laborious and important literary works ever undertaken in this country" and further stated: "The cost of the work, according to a New-York journal, has been over four hundred thousand dollars [at the time, which is a fortune in today's money]. Six years have been spent in its execution, and nearly five hundred writers have been employed to contribute to it." This is a true scholarly work.

This would make an excellent gift and/or addition to any collection.