The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments...
by Bible
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Troy NY: W. & H. Merriam. Very Good-. 1843. Hardcover. Very light rubbing to color at extreeties of binding. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; Contemporary red leather gilt binding, spine divided into 5 panels by double gilt rules, boards have a single rule border, 725, [1], 221p., illustrated with etchings, frontispiece of Moses with the Tables of the Law, additional heavily bordered title pages stating "Diamond Bible. " and "Diamond New Testament. " **Hills #1178. Not stated to be a stereotype printing. **O'Callaghan p.248 #16, lists the 1836 New York printing of George Dearborn. On p.298 #12, he lists an 1847 printing by Merriam, Moore & Co. where he calls the illustrations engravings. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 57585
- Title
- The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments...
- Author
- Bible
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- W. & H. Merriam
- Place of Publication
- Troy NY
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- Religion, Small Book, Diamond Type, Bible, Diamond Bible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bible;
Terms of Sale
Janet & Henry Hurley
All purchases are returnable for any reason within a reasonable time period. If we are at fault we will issue a full refund including the cost of shipping. If the return is not the result of an error on our part we will issue a full refund for the cost of the book only. Please feel free to contact us by phone or email, if you have any questions. We are available Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm eastern standard time.
About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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"...
- 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....