Various [inc. Henry Brougham] [ed. by James Wylde] — The Circle of Sciences

London, The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited, 1868. Cloth. A comprehensive set on upcoming knowledge regarding physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology, with various portraits, diagrams and plates. An early edition of The Circle of the Science: A cyclopaedia of Experimental, Chemical, Mathematica, & Mechanical Philosophy and Natural History, with an introductory discourse of the Objects, Pleasures and Advantages of Science by Henry Brougham. Edited by James Wylde. Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company in c.1868. Volumes I and II in nine books.In the publisher's original maroon decorative cloth. A very informative set that offers readers the latest knowledge on science, covering physics, biology, chemistry and mathematics. Volume I - Focusing on light, heat, electricity and photography. Contains a frontispiece of Michael Faraday, and five other monochrome plates. Collated complete.Volume II - Focusing on magnetism, acoustics, chemistry, and arithmetic. Contains a frontispiece J.F.W. Herschel, and five other monochrome plates. Collated complete. Volume III - Focusing on algebra, logarithms, geometry, and trigonometry. Contains a frontispiece of Olinthus Gregory and five other monochrome plates. Collated complete.Volume IV - Focusing on mechanics, steam power, and astronomy. Contains a frontispiece of Morrison's patent double-acting steam hammer, and five other monochrome plates, including a folding plate. Collated complete. Volume V - Focusing on astronomy, including navigation and nautical astronomy, as well as meteorology. Contains a frontispiece of astronomic devices, and four other monochrome plates, including two folding maps. Collated complete.Volume VI - Focusing on meteorology, and beginning volume II on Natural History, including on comparative physiology and zoology. Contains Seven monochrome plates, including three folding plates. Collated complete.Volume VII - Focusing on zoology, including on entomology, ornithology, and herpetology. Contains six monochrome plates, including two folding plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated complete.Volume VIII - Focusing on zoology, ethnology, and botany. Contains a frontispiece of Richard Owen, as well as five other monochrome plates, and numerous in-text illustrations. Collated complete.Volume IX - Focusing on crystallography, minerology, geography and geology. Contains six monochrome plates. Collated complete. In the publisher's original maroon decorative cloth. Externally, smart, with the rare small mark to boards, except marks to top left of front board to volume VI. Fading to spines, lighter to volumes VII-IX. Slight bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities. Minor edgewear. End papers are bright and generally clean, with the small odd mark, rarer to vol. I and more frequent to vol. V. Internally, firmly bound, with exceptions tender binding to leaves pp.484-487 of vol. VIII and slight wear to hinge between leaves pp.802-803 of vol. IV. Pages are bright and clean, with the rare spot, generally on verso of plates, and slight browning to final leaves of vols. IV, VI, and IX. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .