A collection of multiple hardcover volumes of the Encyclopædia Britannica, featuring uniform brown faux-leather or vinyl bindings. Each spine is decorated with gilt-stamped ornamental bands and two distinct labels: a black label identifying the volume number and alphabetical range in gilt text, such as VOL. I A-ANA and VOL. XXXV INDEX, and a red label bearing the title ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA. The set includes supplementary volumes and a dedicated maps volume, identified on the spine as VOL. XXXIV MAPS. The text blocks are finished with dusted top edges and the volumes are constructed with robust, flat spines. While the specific publication year is not visible on the exterior, the binding style and volume sequence are characteristic of mid-20th-century editions. No maker’s marks or publisher labels are visible on the exterior of the bindings.
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