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SKETCHES OF MORAVIAN LIFE AND CHARACTER. Comprising a General View of the History, Life, Character, and Religious and Educational Institutions of the Unitas Fratum
by Henry, James
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Durham, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1859. 12 mo (in sixes). 316, [1] pages, the final page errata, plus engraved frontispiece depicting "The Whitefield House. 1740." Original brown cloth. [19.2 cm.] Ex-Sondley Reference Library with tasteful bookplate on front pastedown, embossed stamp on frontispiece, title page, and two other leaves; small number stamp on verso of title and in margin of one other page. No external markings, but faint evidence of call number removal at base of spine. Else a good copy. Shallow chip to head of spine; light wear extremities; cloth split along hinges, both of which remain sound; some fading and spotting to cloth; upper quarter of front free endpaper missing; scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION. A history of the Moravian church from its establishment, including much on Pennsylvania. There is a very brief discussion of Spangenberg's travels in North Carolina.
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- Bookseller
- Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0000152
- Title
- SKETCHES OF MORAVIAN LIFE AND CHARACTER. Comprising a General View of the History, Life, Character, and Religious and Educational Institutions of the Unitas Fratum
- Author
- Henry, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- J.B. Lippincott & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- PENNSYLVANIA; RELIGIOUS HISTORY;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2008
Durham, North Carolina
About Eilenberger Rare Books, LLC
An online shop focusing on Americana, particularly books pertaining to the South, and offering rare, scholarly, and antique books on a variety of other subjects. Proprietor David J. Eilenberger worked for over five years at respected firms in the A.B.A.A. before establishing the company in 2010. In addition to books, we are interested in acquiring broadsides, ephemera, 19th-century photographs, and manuscripts. Member Independent Online Booksellers Association since 2017.
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