The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments...
by Bible
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Troy NY: W. & H. Merriam. Fair. 1843. Hardcover. Two inch hinge tear to front board, two tears on spine with very slight loss, internal looseness. ; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; Brown leather wallet style binding, 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 #
- 57516
- Title
- The Holy Bible, Containing The Old And New Testaments...
- Author
- Bible
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- W. & H. Merriam
- Place of Publication
- Troy NY
- Date Published
- 1843
- Keywords
- Religion, Small Book, Diamond Type, 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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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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....