Upon This Rock
by Powell, A. Clayton, Sr
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Abyssinian Baptist Church, 1949-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Abyssinian Baptist Church, 1949 (printed by Theo. Gaus' Sons, Inc.). No additional printings indicated. 21.5cm x 14cm; xv, 132pp. + four pages of photos. Blue paper wraps, glossy paper interior, sewn/glued binding. A history of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem that is "the best [the author] could do with the material.. at hand and under the conditions with which it was recorded", according to Powell's preface. Bind is fully intact, though a little precarious between the first and second gatherings. Text, photos are clear and crisp with no interior markings. Silver title text on front wrap is clean and bold; moderate amount of shelfwear to edges of wraps, some light creasing to lower outer corners on both sides; light age-toning to wraps; small sticker ghost above title text box on front wrap. A very scarce book in good condition. From a private collection. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 252061
- Title
- Upon This Rock
- Author
- Powell, A. Clayton, Sr
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Abyssinian Baptist Church
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949-01-01
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 1.88 lbs
- Keywords
- AFRAMER CHRISTIA|start350|4.2022.300,.623
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About the Seller
The Book House in Dinkytown
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
About The Book House in Dinkytown
Used books bought and sold, classics and collectibles in all fields. In Dinkytown since 1976.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Gatherings
- A term used in bookbinding, where a gathering of sheets is folded at the middle, then bound into the binding together. The...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.