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An Appeal to Matter of Fact and Common Sense, or a rational demonstration of man's corrupt and lost estate
by Anon. [Fletcher, John (1729-1785)]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by R. Hawes for multiple booksellers including J. Eddowes, S. Aris, W. Piercy, T. Mills, J. Buckland et al.Printed by R. Hawes for a number of London-based booksellers. Third Edition. Hardcover. Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Author is Anonymous, but is attributed to John Fletcher (1729-1785), an English philosopher and polemicist. Undated, but a contemporary inscription from a former owner is 1780, and the author preface is dated to Madeley, from 1772. Previous owner is maybe "Cleeve Hooper?" Stated Third Edition. Bound in brown leather over boards, cracking to front joint but not rear, strings showing, else still sturdy, tight and square. Gilt-stamped dentelles around inside of front and rear boards, gilt ruling to front and rear panels, ruling to spine, rubbed gilt lettering over burgundy cloth label at spine. Scuffing to tips, spine head and foot, but still stands sturdily upright on the shelf. Nicely attractive marbled endpapers front and rear, silk linen ribbon bookmark still attached. x, 11-299 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 357089
- Title
- An Appeal to Matter of Fact and Common Sense, or a rational demonstration of man's corrupt and lost estate
- Author
- Anon. [Fletcher, John (1729-1785)]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by R. Hawes for multiple booksellers including J. Eddowes, S. Aris, W. Piercy, T. Mills, J. Buckland et al.Printed by R.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 12mo 7" - 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- John Fletcher morality Christianity religion philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian and Collectible;
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Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- 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.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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....
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