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LOOK TO THE ROCK: ONE HUNDRED ANTE-BELLUM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES OF THE SOUTH
by Hollis, Daniel W[alker] and Carl Julien [photographer]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Richmond, Va.: John Knox Press, 1961. xi, [3], 142 pages. Illustrated with one hundred photographs (including frontispiece; all reckoned in the pagination). Original russet cloth stamped in silver. 31 x 23.5 cm. Near fine copy in bright, near fine dust jacket. Light foxing to text block edges with virtually no impact on the surface of the leaves (excepting one tiny spot to half-title). Jacket shows a few minor traces of foxing and a short (half-centimeter) closed tear to the rear panel. A nice copy offered together with the original publisher’s printed mailer. FIRST EDITION. A handsome series of photographs of church facades by Carl Julien together with a historical introduction and detailed notes on each of the churches (pp. 117-142) by Daniel W. Hollis.�
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000774
- Title
- LOOK TO THE ROCK: ONE HUNDRED ANTE-BELLUM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES OF THE SOUTH
- Author
- Hollis, Daniel W[alker] and Carl Julien [photographer]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Knox Press
- Place of Publication
- Richmond, Va.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- architecture religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART & ILLUSTRATED; RELIGIOUS HISTORY; ARCHITECTURE;
Terms of Sale
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
We offer a full refund, including the purchase price and the original shipping cost, in the event an item is not as described in the listing, provided that we receive the returned item within 30 days after delivery. We will refund the purchase price, but not the shipping, for any other reason, within ten (10) days of delivery, provided we are given prior notification of the return (please email or phone) and all items are returned in the condition in which they were received.
About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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