Bidspirit auction | First Ed. of CHAMBER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA,

First Ed. of CHAMBER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA, Complete 10 vols., 1888 - 1st American Edition of CHAMBER’S ENCYCLOPEDIA: A DICTIONARY OF UNIVERSAL KNOWLEDGE, Complete10 volume set of Large Antique Leather Books Entitled “Chambers’s Encyclopedia: a dictionary of universal knowledge” | This first ever American Edition was published in Philadelphia by J.B. Lippincott – 1888 | This entirely new edition was first published 1888 in ten volumes edited by David Patrick. In this edition, the majority of the articles were rewritten and the articles on American matters were written mainly by Americans, with a new American edition published by Messrs. Lippincott of Philadelphia. | Hardcover Bound in Beautiful Brown Morocco Leather | Decorative Tooling; Gold Gilded Decoration and Lettering on Spine | Binding is tight & intact | Includes 39 plates, Maps (some col. and folding), all maps in excellent condition | Volumes are very well illustrated | Very Good + Condition | Approx. Size 11.5″ H x 9″ W (29.21 x 22.86cm).