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THE SCRIPTURE CHRONOLOGY DEMONSTRATED BY ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS, AND ALSO BY THE YEAR OF JUBILEE, AND THE SABBATICAL YEAR AMONG THE JEWS: Or, an Account of Time from the Creation of the World, to the Destruction of Jerusalem; as it may be Proved by the Writings of the Old and New Testament
by BEDFORD, Arthur
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Title page soiled, laid down with minor marginal losses; some quires heavily foxed or stained but most of text and plates clean
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About This Item
London: James and John Knapton et. al., 1730. First Edition. Hardcover. Title page soiled, laid down with minor marginal losses; some quires heavily foxed or stained but most of text and plates clean with a closed tear about 3 inches to one plate with no loss. Early signature of Benjamin Hale on the front pastedown. Leather very dry, front board and endpaper detached, the spine leather lacking but the text block solid. Good overall. Folio (10-1/2" x 17") bound in contemporary calf with the spine leather lacking and the front board detached; [ii], vi, [iv], 774, [24] pages. Complete with table of contents, list of subscribers, index, 13 maps, and 8 plates, 6 of which are folding. Most of the maps are of the Holy Land. The plates depict the Tower of Babel, Solomon's Temple, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019964
- Title
- THE SCRIPTURE CHRONOLOGY DEMONSTRATED BY ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS, AND ALSO BY THE YEAR OF JUBILEE, AND THE SABBATICAL YEAR AMONG THE JEWS: Or, an Account of Time from the Creation of the World, to the Destruction of Jerusalem; as it may be Proved by the Writings of the Old and New Testament
- Author
- BEDFORD, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Title page soiled, laid down with minor marginal losses; some quires heavily foxed or stained but most of text and plates clean
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James and John Knapton et. al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1730
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books, Judaica, Maps, Holy Land, Religion, 18th Century
- Bookseller catalogs
- 18th Century; Religion; Judaica; Holy Land;
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Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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