The Family Prayer Book, or the Book of Common Prayer
by BROWNELL, Thomas Church
- Used
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
-
Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NY: Stanford and Swords, 1849. Full Leather. VG+. Cook & Somerville, Binders. Large 8vo, 788 pages. Brown pebbled leather, elaborately gilt pressed front, back and spine, raised bands, gte, bound by Cook & Somerville. Ownership copy of Cornelia R. Rhoades, with her name gilt pressed on front cover in multi-ruled surround, and 1849 Christmas gift inscription to her front fly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010201
- Title
- The Family Prayer Book, or the Book of Common Prayer
- Author
- BROWNELL, Thomas Church
- Illustrator
- Cook & Somerville, Binders
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Stanford and Swords
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1849
- Keywords
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Terms of Sale
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
returns within 10 days of purchase
About the Seller
Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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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...
- 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....
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...