This is "The Treasury of the Encyclopaedia Britannica" edited by Clifton Fadiman, in a 1992 edition published by Viking and bound by Gryphon Editions. This edition features a selection of articles written for the Britannica over the years of its publication, with illustrations. Condition of this book is Near Fine; it is bound in full leather with raised spine bands, gilt page-block edges, titles and decorations, and a bound-in ribbon bookmark. Please see my other rare and fine listings.