HAYDN, Joseph.
A Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations.
London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1860.
$750.00
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Handsomely Bound Ninth Edition of Haydn's Dictionary of Dates in Full Gilt Calf, 1860
Finely bound example of Haydn’s celebrated Dictionary of Dates, one of the great single-volume reference works of the Victorian age. Thick octavo, finely bound in full polished calf, the spine richly gilt in six compartments within raised bands, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, ribbon bound in, marbled endpapers, all edges marbled, illustrated. Ninth edition, revised and greatly enlarged by Benjamin Vincent, librarian of the Royal Institution, with about five hundred new articles added and the chronological tables revised and continued. In near fine condition. An very attractive example of a standard work of Victorian reference.
Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates, first published in 1841, was among the most popular and enduring reference works of the Victorian era, a single-volume compendium of the significant events of history arranged for ready consultation. Its compiler, Joseph Timothy Haydn (c. 1786-1856), an Irish-born journalist and editor, conceived it as a universal reference comprehending remarkable occurrences ancient and modern, the foundation, laws, and governments of nations, and their achievements in arts, science, and arms, with particular attention to the British Empire. After Haydn’s death the work was carried on and greatly expanded by Benjamin Vincent of the Royal Institution, who prepared this ninth edition of 1860; the Dictionary went through some twenty-five editions into the twentieth century and remained a fixture of the well-appointed Victorian library.
A Dictionary of Dates Relating to All Ages and Nations.
$750.00
In Stock