''The Domestic Encyclopaedia; or, A dictionary of facts, and useful knowledge: comprehending a concise view of the latest discoveries, inventions, and improvements, chiefly applicable to rural and domestic economy'' is a small encyclopedia of the English language, in four volumes, published in London in 1802 by Murray and Highley, and compiled by Anthony Florian Madinger Willich. While most encyclopedias of the time, such as ''

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'', were printed in

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, or in the case of Chambers ''Cyclopædia'', even

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, the ''Domestic Encyclopedia'' was printed in octavo, 5 1/2 by inches. There are roughly 500 pages per volume, and 28 plates in total. Volume 4 includes a 70-page supplement and a 33-page index.Willich's ''Domestic Encyclopedia'', 1802, London, Volume IV, p. 387 (supplement) and p. 457 (index) The subject matter of the encyclopedia centers around domestic and agricultural information, during a time when most people were farmers. Most of the plates show farm equipment. An American edition was expanded to 5 volumes octavo by James Mease and published in 1803 in Philadelphia by W. Y. Birch and Abraham Small. Roughly 500 pages per volume, and 35 plates total. A second American edition was condensed to 3 volumes octavo by Thomas Cooper and published in 1821 in Philadelphia by Abraham Small. Roughly 600 pages per volume.

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The domestic encyclopaedia; or, A dictionary of facts, and useful knowledge: : comprehending a concise view of the latest discoveries, inventions, and improvements, chiefly applicable to rural and domestic economy
' London: : Printed for Murray and Highley, 32, Fleet-Street; Vernor and Hood, Poultry; G. Kearsley, Fleet-Street; H.D. Symonds, and Thomas Hurst, Paternoster-Row; and the author., M.DCCCII. *
The domestic encyclopaedia; or, A dictionary of facts and useful knowledge
'' Philadelphia, W. Y. Birch and A. Small, 1803–1804. 1st American ed., *
The domestic encyclopedia: or A dictionary of facts and useful knowledge chiefly applicable to rural & domestic economy.
' Philadelphia, A. Small, 1821. 2d American edition, with additions, by Thomas Cooper {{Authority control English-language encyclopedias British encyclopedias American encyclopedias Reference works in the public domain 1802 non-fiction books 1803 non-fiction books 1821 non-fiction books 19th-century encyclopedias

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