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The Waldenses: Sketches of the Evangelical Christians of the Valleys of Piedmont. With Illustrations on Wood, drawn by Doepler, and Engraved by Lyons, Louderback, Orr and Roberts.
by [Waldensians] (Mitchell, A.W.)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, [1853.] First edition. 8vo, pp. 392 + 12 plates, including frontispiece and additional vignette title-page, as called for, a few illustrations in the text. Plates somewhat browned, a few leaves lightly foxed, a good copy. Blue cloth, gilt, spine gilt, upper board and edges a little faded, but still good. Not in Bib. Valdese.
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- Title
- The Waldenses: Sketches of the Evangelical Christians of the Valleys of Piedmont. With Illustrations on Wood, drawn by Doepler, and Engraved by Lyons, Louderback, Orr and Roberts.
- Author
- [Waldensians] (Mitchell, A.W.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, [1853.]
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- 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...
- Edges
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- Vignette
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- First Edition
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- Leaves
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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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