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The Wife's Manual, or Prayers, Thoughts, and Songs, On Several Occasions of a Matron's Life
by Calvert, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts 1861 Third edition, with no variations from the first edition, published in 1854. Publisher's brown cloth with central gilt-stamped device, tooled decoratively in blind, beveled edges. All edges gilt and gauffered, brown endpapers. Quarto. Engraved borders, initial letters, and vignettes by Mary Byfield. Per the author, "the style of ornamentation adopted in this little volume is that of A Book of Christian Prayers printed by John Day, 1569, usually called Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book. The side-pieces on pages 1, 2, 6, 13 are [facsimiles] of woodcuts in that work" (p. 8). Binding lightly worn, cloth slightly soiled, minor fraying to head and tail of spine. Light foxing. A very good copy We were able to find little information about William Calvert, except for his dates (1819-1880). The Wife's Manual contains nearly fifty prayers and meditations.
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- Bookseller
- Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16546
- Title
- The Wife's Manual, or Prayers, Thoughts, and Songs, On Several Occasions of a Matron's Life
- Author
- Calvert, William
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's brown cloth with central gilt-stamped device, tooled decoratively in blind, beveled edges. All edges gilt and gauffe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third edition, with no variations from the first edition, publis
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1861
- Pages
- [8], 102, [+2, ads] pp
- Size
- Quarto
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Los Angeles, California
About Michael R. Thompson, Booksellers, ABAA/ILAB
Our office is located in Los Angeles on West Third Street, between the Beverly Center and Farmer's Market. Though we gave up an open shop after more than thirty years, we welcome serious customers and dealers. We are normally open from 10 to 6 Monday through Saturday. Since some of our less expensive books are located in a temperature-controlled storage area offsite, you may want to call ahead of time to insure that the book you want to see will be available. We feature a stock strong in literature, history, Western philosophy, women's studies, education, history of science and fine printing and artists' books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. We have books from the 15th to the 20th century in all prices ranges. We do appraisals for income tax and insurance purposes. We purchase individual books and libraries. Proprietor: Carol Sandberg
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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