Published in 1797 by Printed for A. Bell and MacFarquhar; & for Archibald Constable., in Edinburgh.
Seller notes: constructed on a plan, by which the different sciences and arts are digested into the form, of distinct treatises or systems, comprehending the history, theory, and practice, of each, according to the latest discoveries and improvements. 1797. The third edition, 18 volumes, illustrated with 542 COPPER PLATES, including many Maps.; + SUPPLEMENT to the third edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, in TWO VOLUMES, Printed for Thomas Bonar, 1801. Illustrated with FIFTY COPPERPLATES.--------------- The set has been rebacked using early C19 marbled boards. This has been done in the last forty years or so. ....... Occasional foxing, the odd small damp stain, and the odd small tear. On the whole a very good, tight, and clean set.