LORETTE. THE HISTORY OF LOUISE, DAUGHTER OF A CANADIAN NUN Exhibiting the Interior of Female Convents
by Bourne, George
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Small. Very Good+. 1834. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Clean brown cloth, red leather spine with gilt lettering. Text tight, clean and intact. Tales of women in Roman Catholic convents were manifestations of the virulent anti Catholicism of the 1830's - 1850's in America. Front endpaper with prior owners inscription. Age toned bottom corner of first 4 pages. Religion; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 208 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Nick Bikoff, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12100
- Title
- LORETTE. THE HISTORY OF LOUISE, DAUGHTER OF A CANADIAN NUN Exhibiting the Interior of Female Convents
- Author
- Bourne, George
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Small
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1834
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Canada;
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About the Seller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
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