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Scripture History
by I B Watkins
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Jones and Company, 1826. Leather. Fair. 5.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A late Georgian exegesis of scriptural history, illustrated with many attractive plates of engravings, in a personalised binding. This is two volumes bound as one. Volumes one has an engraved half title and title page. Volume two, however, is lacking both. The subtitle of the work is 'for the improvement of youth'. As such it belongs to an extensive corpus of 19th century moralising pedagogical literature. In this case the 'history' contained with in the scriptures is explained in plain and accessible language. As another concession to its young audience, the book is full of engraved plates illustrating the myths, which are of a high quality. The binding is personalised, bearing the legend 'W&M. Elvy 1826' in gilt to the front board. In tree calf. Externally a little worn with significant damage to the spine. A central strip of the leather has been lost from the centre of the spine, along with smaller sections from the head and tail. The titles to the spine are affected. The front joint has started and is close to failure. The rear joint is attached by cords only. With contemporary ink inscriptions to the front free endpaper. Internally, age-toned towards the edges, and with light foxing here and there. The binding is loosening in places. Fair
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH4-E-20
- Title
- Scripture History
- Author
- I B Watkins
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Jones and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Size
- 5.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Religion Illustrated W and M Elvy Scriptures Illustrated
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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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