Vintage Leather Bound Encyclopaedia Britannica Ninth Edition, 1879, Volume IX

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Vintage Leather Bound Encyclopaedia Britannica Ninth Edition, 1879, Volume IX:
$19.95

This sale is for a vintage, leather bound Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition, Volume IX, FAL- FYZ, published in 1879. There is tear and fray damage to the cover at the spine, otherwise, the piece is sound and the interior pages are in good condition. Printed by Neill and Company, Printers, Edinburgh
This volume is a wonderful time capsule, treating specific topics such as:FalconryFire EnginesFlagsFlightFlorenceFlorida, mapsFrance, mapsFortifications andFrogsAll with rich insight and many illustrations.
Consider, at the time of this edition\'s printing, the tantalizing idea and treatment of \"Flight,\"Orville and Wilbur Wright would have been 7 and 11 years old.