Antique Cassell's Technical Educator 3 Vol Set Encyclopedia Art Color Plates

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Up for sale is a rare, beautifully bound antique 3-volume set of "Cassell's Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical Education." … Read more Up for sale is a rare, beautifully bound antique 3-volume set of "Cassell's Technical Educator: An Encyclopaedia of Technical Education." Published by Cassell, Petter, and Galpin (London, Paris, & New York), this comprehensive Victorian work features fascinating articles on design, engineering, and trade, highlighted by stunning, vibrant color lithograph plates detailing color theory and decorative design.

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Covers: Hardcover cloth boards feature gorgeous ornate gold gilt and blind-stamped detailing. Overall in very good condition with strong spines and shelf wear consistent with age.

Volume 1: Includes a small tear at the bottom of the spine/cover edge that has been neatly repaired.

Interior: Pages are generally clean with some expected foxing (age spots) mostly confined to the preliminary pages. No publication date is listed, typical of early editions of this set (c. 1870s-1880s).

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