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An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History ... With an Appendix Giving a Condensed History of the Jews
by John Marsh
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
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Warwick, New York, United States
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About This Item
Vanderpool & Cole, New York, 1827. Early Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. JOHN MARSH. An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History ... With an Appendix Giving a Condensed History of the Jews, New York: Vanderpool & Cole, 1827. 12mo, priority unknown here, pp. 420, 32 (appendix), tree calf boards with gilt lettering and decoration to spine, all edges tinted yellow, folding maps, 1 hand-colored, chart, other illustration. The author, who entered Yale College at age 12, was a leading temperance speaker and preacher, and the present book, which was written for young people, was a big seller that went through 16 editions (Allibone p. 1088, Wikipedia). Condition of this book: Covers worn at edges, front joint cracked, spine lettering is flaking away, small piece at head of spine is gone. Varying degrees of internal foxing and staining. Shipments outside the U.S. may be subject to local taxes. Size: 12mo. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; 19th century; Religion & Theology. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 55117. .
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55117
- Title
- An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History ... With an Appendix Giving a Condensed History of the Jews
- Author
- John Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Full Leather)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Vanderpool & Cole
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1827
- Keywords
- BZDB17 Antiquarian & Rare; 19th century; Religion & Theology. Unbranded John Marsh An Epitome of General Ecclesiastical History ... With an Appendix Giving a Condensed History of the Jews
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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