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A Paraphrase on The Sacred History, or, Book of Job, with Observations from Various Authors.
by D. Bellamy
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hexham, Northumberland, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London.: Printed by John Hart., 1748. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 4to. 11 1/8".. Good. Beautifully bound in contemporaneous full red calf with elaborate gilt tooling to boards and spine. Five bands and calf tile (from which the gilt lettering has rubbed away) to spine. Gilt outer and inner dentelles. Calf to joints is cracked but bands hold boards very steady. Covers a little edge-worn and lightly abraded and marked here and there. Marbled endpapers. Armorial bookplate of 'John Hunter of The Hermitage' to front pastedown. A touch of foxing to outermost leaves. Front fly-leaf (blank) excised. Name and date penned to frontispiece verso. Small nick to bottom/inner corner of title page, as pictured. All edges gilt. Illustrated with engraved frontispiece. Unpaginated prelims, viii and 127pp. 4to. 11 1/8". Provenance: From the deceased estate of The Hermitage, Hexham, Northumberland. The Hermitage is a stately home which was occupied by the same family for more than 200 years, during which time the family amassed a wealth of choice antiquities.
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- Bookseller
- Ryan OHorne Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025633
- Title
- A Paraphrase on The Sacred History, or, Book of Job, with Observations from Various Authors.
- Author
- D. Bellamy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Printed by John Hart.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1748
- Pages
- 127
- Size
- 4to. 11 1/8".
- Weight
- 2.65 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion & Spirituality;
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Ryan OHorne Books
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Hexham, Northumberland
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- Cracked
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- Edges
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- Title Page
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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...
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Leaves
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- Verso
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