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The Baptistery or the Way of Eternal Life
by By the Author of "The Cathedral
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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St. Charles, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Rivingtons, London: Oxford; John Henry Parker. Good/No dust jacket; Moderate wear to black pebbled cloth boards, gilt edge ruled, bumped & worn corners, moderate scuffing, wear to edge of spinestrip, raised banded spinestrip, gilt ruled title box, all edges gilt, cracked front hinge, two previous owner's names & dates neatly penned on front endpapers (1844) (1901), Profusely illustrated w/full prints, clean & solid cpy.145 pp. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1842.
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- Bookseller
- Julie's Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006748
- Title
- The Baptistery or the Way of Eternal Life
- Author
- By the Author of "The Cathedral
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford; John Henry Parker
- Place of Publication
- Rivingtons, London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectibles; Relgion, Faith & Inspiration;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Terms of Sale
Julie's Books
Immediate shipment to buyer upon order, notification of unavailability, insured books over $50, complete refund & postage reimbursement with customer dissatisfaction, detailed book descriptions.
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About the Seller
Julie's Books
Biblio member since 2006
St. Charles, Michigan
About Julie's Books
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- 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...
- Hinge
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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...
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- 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,...
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