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Select Sermons; to Which are Added Two Charges to the Clergy of the Diocese
by John, Lord Bishop of Hereford [Butler, John]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hereford: D. Walker, 1801. [2], xi, [3], [9]-382pp, full morocco, smooth back divided into six panels by gilt single rule, title in gilt to second panel, covers with gilt single fillet border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g. Slightly rubbed to extremities, especially outer joints and corners, internally quite bright and clean. With an engraved frontispiece. From the library of Earl Eldon, with his bookplate to reverse of endpaper, a presentation copy to Eldon with 'from the author' to ffep. COPAC shows at Ox, St. Andrews and ULRLS only. Presentation Copy from the Author. First Edition. Full Morocco. Good+. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000478
- Title
- Select Sermons; to Which are Added Two Charges to the Clergy of the Diocese
- Author
- John, Lord Bishop of Hereford [Butler, John]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Walker
- Place of Publication
- Hereford
- Date Published
- 1801
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Religion, Provincial Printing, Hereford, Christianity, Eldon
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Temple Rare Books
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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