THE BOOK OF THE CHURCH
by Southey, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
John Murray, 1824. Book bound in a beautiful red Moroccan Leather. Five raised bands on spine, gilt design between borders, ruled gilt border on board edges with inner gilt design, all edges gilt. Blue cloth paper on verso of boards and endpages. Two volumes bound in one, first volume 407 pages, second volume 509 pages, second edition. Hinges tight, very light edgewear else book in very good condition.. Second Edition. Full Leather. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cape Cod Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GP00242
- Title
- THE BOOK OF THE CHURCH
- Author
- Southey, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Date Published
- 1824
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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