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THE DEVOUT CHRISTIAN'S COMPANION. The Second and Last Part. Consisting of Practical Discourses Upon the Most Fundamental Principles of tthe Christian Religion; for all the Sundays in the Year. Design'd for the Promotion of Famly Piety, in order to a truly Religious Life. Compil'd from the Writings of the most Eminent Divines of the Church of England.
by Warren, Robert
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good condition
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About This Item
London: Printed for C. Smith at the Buck between the two Temple Gates, E. Curll, E. Sanger, 1710. Book. Good condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. [xviii], 588 pages of text. Original full calf binding is intact and functional but is very worn, is lacking pieces of leather at the spine extremities, and the hinges are weakened. The first few and final few pages (including the title page) are heavily toned/browned, and soiled, with some small tears, chips and creases. The majority of the text is also affected one way or another by the same, mostly to a much lesser degree, including some minor damp-staining which is most noticeable on pages 119-151. The text is also slightly affected by minor rippling. Previous owners name on the detached front endpaper, the title page, the contents page: Thomson Neale (1744-1808) and Mary Neale 1791. A few pencil markings in the text. There were six printings of this title by 1750, all of which are infrequently available, most of all this, the first edition..
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- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019007
- Title
- THE DEVOUT CHRISTIAN'S COMPANION. The Second and Last Part. Consisting of Practical Discourses Upon the Most Fundamental Principles of tthe Christian Religion; for all the Sundays in the Year. Design'd for the Promotion of Famly Piety, in order to a truly Religious Life. Compil'd from the Writings of the most Eminent Divines of the Church of England.
- Author
- Warren, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for C. Smith at the Buck between the two Temple Gates, E. Curll, E. Sanger
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1710
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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