Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia

Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia was printed in London in 1802 by W. Peacock and Sons,[1] with a second edition in 1811.

"A Pocket Encyclopedia; Or, Library of General Knowledge, Being a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature".[2] It was six very small volumes in a choice of 16mo or 24mo (5 3/8" tall), six individual tiny volumes, or six volumes in three as follows: Volume I: b&w frontis of 213pp; Volume II: 189pp; Volume III: 238pp. An encyclopedia which begins with "Abbe, a French word literally meaning an abbot" and ends with "Zootomy, the art or act of dissecting animals or living creatures."[3]

The author was Edward-Augustus Kendal. An American version, edited and enlarged, was the Minor Encyclopedia.

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  1. ↑ Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia, W. Peacock and Sons, London, 1802 Volume I, title page
  2. ↑ Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia, W. Peacock and Sons, London, 1802 Volume I, title page
  3. ↑ Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia, W. Peacock and Sons, London, 1802, Volume III, p. 238
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