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The Life and Epistles of St. Paul. In Two Volumes.
by CONYBEARE, REV. W.: HOWSON, REV. J.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855 1st. Two volumes. Hardback, 11 x 9 inches. In full vellum bindings, gilt paneled boards with crests to front and rear “Oxoniensis Academia.” Full gilt decorated spines with twin brown leather spine title labels. Full gilt page edging, marbled endpapers In very good condition. Some darkening and spotting to covers, some darkening to spines. Gilt leather dedication labels to endpapers “Charles Edward Oakley, Demy of Magdalen College, University Theological Scholar, MDCCCLV. (1855.)” Some light mild foxing to blank prelims, some moderate foxing to frontis plates. Inner plates all very clean and bright. Plates not guarded, so there are some areas of offsetting to adjacent pages. Minor area of foxing/darkening to plate at p52 v.1. A couple of minor handling marks else a very good clean and tight set. Two vols: xvi + 492pp & v + 573pp. Illustrated with 40 full-page B&W engraved plates, (28 & 12 respectively), (includes 14 maps and plans.), plus many B&W woodcut engravings and figures within text.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88640
- Title
- The Life and Epistles of St. Paul. In Two Volumes.
- Author
- CONYBEARE, REV. W.: HOWSON, REV. J.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, Longmans, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1855 1st
- Keywords
- RELIGION Theology, Biography, bible, paul, epistles, holy land, vellum, fine binding, leather, Conybeare, Howson, Longmans, 1855, 1st, religion, Christianity, Bible, Oxoniensis Academia, Charles Edward Oakley, Demy of Magdalen College, University Theolog
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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