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Amos Armfield; or The Leather-Covered Bible
by Mogridge, George
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: American Tract Society, 1860. Hardcover. Good +. Attributed to George Mogridge (also known as Old Humphrey). 141 p.: illustrations; 12 cm. Original dark blue cloth with blind-stamped decoration on both boards. Gilt-stamped spine title, and illustration on spine and front board. All page edges gilt. Former owner's name inscribed in ink on both sides of blank leaf preceding title page: J.F. Polk. Inscribed twice in pencil on blank following text: James F. Polk, Winchester, Va., dated 1860 and 1865. No date of publication, series numbering, or printer given. Printed in the typeface adopted by the American Tract Society in 1848. Inscriptions suggest 1860 as year of publication. Addition largely illegible inscriptions on page preceding title page with dates from 1863 and 1864. In Good+ Conditon: slightly cocked; corners are rubbed through; slight loss of cloth at ends of spine; joints are rubbed but still solid; front free endpaper lacking; title page stained by ink inscription on facing page; some upper page corners creased; scattered soiling; otherwise pages are clean and tight.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001659
- Title
- Amos Armfield; or The Leather-Covered Bible
- Author
- Mogridge, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- American Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1860
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Children's Books; Religion & Philosophy;
Terms of Sale
Classic Books and Ephemera
If the item is not as described, the buyer must contact us within 72 hours of their receipt of it. We will refund the full amount with the costs of return shipping within 24 hours of receipt of the item.
About the Seller
Classic Books and Ephemera
Biblio member since 2006
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
About Classic Books and Ephemera
We have a large stock, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on 16th- to mid-19th-century books in English, French, and German in the fields of history, travel, and the arts, and children's books; late 19th- and early 20th-century military prints and postcards; and manuscripts, deeds, maps, and printed ephemera of all periods and disciplines.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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