Butler's Lives of the Saints [Four Volume Set]
by Alban Butler; Edited and Revised by Herbert J. Thurston and Donald Attwater
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Four volume blue leather complete set. All edges gilt. Four raised bands on each with silk ribbons and gilt detailing. Moire endpapers and Smyth-sewn gatherings. No previous owners' names or other defacements. Minor foxing to top edges. Please expect the possibility of additional postage as it is a heavier set.
6.75 x 9.75 in each
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8717
- Title
- Butler's Lives of the Saints [Four Volume Set]
- Author
- Alban Butler; Edited and Revised by Herbert J. Thurston and Donald Attwater
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; History;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
Biblio member since 2008
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
Glossary
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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...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- 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...
- 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...