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MARTEN AND HIS TWO LITTLE SCHOLARS AT A SUNDAY SCHOOL. By the author of "The Two Lambs", etc.; Revised by the Committee of Publication.
by (Gilbert, George). [Cameron, Lucy Lyttelton, 1781-1858]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1827., 1827.. Good. - Tricesimo-segundo (32mo), 5-1/4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide. Hardcover, bound in marbled boards backed with a black cloth spine, titled in gilt on the spine. The covers are rubbed with wear to the corners and head & tail of the spine. A total of 154 pages, including 141, [1] numbered and 12 duplicate pages that are bound in. Illustrated with a wood-engraved frontispiece by George Gilbert. The rear hinge is cracked and there is scattered foxing throughout. Good.
The book is signed in print at the end with the letter "L". Signature "G", pages 73-84, has been bound in twice.
George Gilbert, a pupil of William Mason in 1818, engraved for "The Casket" from 1826-1839.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 98615
- Title
- MARTEN AND HIS TWO LITTLE SCHOLARS AT A SUNDAY SCHOOL. By the author of "The Two Lambs", etc.; Revised by the Committee of Publication.
- Author
- (Gilbert, George). [Cameron, Lucy Lyttelton, 1781-1858]
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: American Sunday School Union, 1827.
- Date Published
- 1827.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S BOOK; ILLUSTRATED; RELIGION; MORALITY TALE; MARTEN AND HIS TWO LITTLE SCHOLARS AT A SUNDAY SCHOOL; BY THE AUTHOR OF THE TWO LITTLE LAMBS; LUCY LITTLETON CAMERON; GEORGE GILBERT; ILLUSTRATION; WOOD-ENGRAVED FRONTISPIECE; NINETEENTH CENTURY;
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- Children's;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
Glossary
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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