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Sketch of the Life and Character of Thomas Cooke Paul, Son of D'Arcy Paul, of Petersburg, Va
by Rev. E. D. Sanders
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1849. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. FIRST EDITION, 1849. Thirty chapters devoted to the life of Thomas Cooke Paul, who died in his youth. Hardbound brown embossed covers, gilt title. Sound binding. Frontispiece with tissue. 230 pp. CONDITION: Wear and chipping to head and tail of spine, rubbed and soiled. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Moisture damage to covers and top portion of leaves which does not compromise ease of reading. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072545
- Title
- Sketch of the Life and Character of Thomas Cooke Paul, Son of D'Arcy Paul, of Petersburg, Va
- Author
- Rev. E. D. Sanders
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST EDITION
- Publisher
- American Sunday-School Union
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1849
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Christian Protestant; Biography; Christian Biography; Juvenile
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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