Apocrypha.
by Bible
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[1800-1815]. Hardcover. Front board detached, rear oute hinge cracked. ; 8vo; Leather, unpaginated, signed in fours, beginning on A1 and ending on W4 comprising 84 leaves plus blanks, sheets measure 212mm by 133mm and a spine height of 220mm. **Printed circa 1810 or earlier in America. With the typographically decorated bookplate of the Cheshire Theological Institute. This institution" was formed in 1830 around the 700 volumes owned by Rev. Barstow," per "Upper Ashuelot," A History of Keene, New Hampshire. The spine title is "Apocraphy." The colume size matches the Bible printed by Anson Whipple in Walpole, New Hampshire, in 1815. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Janet & Henry Hurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58012
- Title
- Apocrypha.
- Author
- Bible
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Date Published
- [1800-1815]
- Keywords
- American Imprint, Religion, Apocrypha, Bible
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bible;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Janet & Henry Hurley
All purchases are returnable for any reason within a reasonable time period. If we are at fault we will issue a full refund including the cost of shipping. If the return is not the result of an error on our part we will issue a full refund for the cost of the book only. Please feel free to contact us by phone or email, if you have any questions. We are available Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm eastern standard time.
About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....