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The Presentation Polyglot Bible, Containing the English Version of the Old and New Testaments, with Marginal Readings and References; The Polyglot New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with Marginal Readings and References
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Hartland, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Boston: J. B. & S. L. Chase & Co.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1838. Hardcover. Brown calf boards with leather slide clasp and gilt lettering rubbed, chipping head of spine. Binding cracked and one signature loosening, penciled inscription and notes rear endpaper, foxing. Marbled endpapers and all edges gilt. Stereotyped by T. G. Wells & Company, Boston. With ten very nice intaglio engravings with tissue guards including frontis. 863 pp., 267 pp. Quite uncommon.; MCN30566; 32mo 4" - 5" tall .
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- Bookseller
- McCormick Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37287
- Title
- The Presentation Polyglot Bible, Containing the English Version of the Old and New Testaments, with Marginal Readings and References; The Polyglot New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with Marginal Readings and References
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- J. B. & S. L. Chase & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1838
- Keywords
- Religion Bible Christian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
McCormick Books
Books are shipped immediately upon receipt of payments. Returns allowed within two weeks.
About the Seller
McCormick Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About McCormick Books
Mail order book store specializing in Genealogy, History and Michigan History.
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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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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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