Book 'Pea's Cyclopaedia'
Object No. 95/28/161
Book, 'Pears Cyclopaedia', 25th Edition, cloth/paper, F Pears Ltd, London, England, 1919-1929.
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Summary
Physical Description
Book, 'Pears Cyclopaedia', 25th Edition, cloth/paper, F Pears Ltd, London, England, 1919-1929. Red cloth/cardboard bound book, spine and cover stamped with black lettering, 1070 pages, no endpapers, half title with contents page, royal warrant on frontispiece with colour illustrated scene on reverse of "St Pauls' from Blackfriars Bridge, 1840". Contains an English dictionary, a section of general information, prominent people, classical dictionary, gazeteer of the world, office compendium, census of Great Britain, dictionaries on various subjects, Chronicle of the Great War, Ready Reckoner, with a final chapter on skin and complexion and the history of the House of Pears. On the front cover is a moveable planisphere, on the back cover, a calendar for the years 1913-1929. (-1) Book (-2) Frontispiece (-3) Title page
DIMENSIONS
Width
235 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
Herbert C Barratt editor Date of calendar on back cover 1913-1929. tExt in book details events of the Great War
HISTORY
Notes
Inscription on frontispiece, John Black, 21 Albert St Leichhardt The Jandaschewsky family collection was kept together by the last remaining family member, Arthur 'Jandy' Jandaschewsky. During the last years of his life 'Jandy' sold the collection to his friend John Anastasiadis. Mr Anastasiadis kept the collection for a 25 year period, having built a repository for housing and exhibiting it at his own home. In 1994 he sold the collection to the MAAS in order to keep it together, and in New South Wales, according to 'Jandy's' wishes.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1995
Acquisition Date
27 January 1995
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