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FIVE CENTURIES OF RELIGION
by Coulton, G. G
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1923-1950. Various Editons. Hardcover. Octavos, four volumes mixed. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering and tooling on spines. Volumes one, three, and four bound in dark blue and volume two in light blue. Minor shelfwear to heads and tails of spines. Slight rubbing and scratching to boards. Minor foxing to edges of textblocks. Bumping and slight chipping to all fore-edges. Volume one has moderate wear along hinge between spine and front cover with slight soiling and mild chipping to boards. Offset marks to first and rear free edges. Minor separation between first free edge and tipped in plate slightly exposing gutter. Volume two has minor sunfading to spine, slight bubbling to front cover, and slight soiling to top edge of textblock. Volume three has mild warping to top edge of back board and moderate bubbling to both covers. Slight soiling to edges of textblock and minor foxing to endpapers. Volume four has minor soiling to spine with slight soiling to side and bottom edges of textblock. Age-toning to textblocks. Plates tipped in throughout. Slight pencil markings to first free edge of volume two and front pastedown of volumes three and four. Inscribed and dated by previous owner on first free edge of volume one. Shelved in Christianity. This is a mixed set of four volumes. Volume one, entitled "St. Bernard, His Predecessors and Successors, 1000-1200 A.D.," was published in 1923. The second volume, titled "The Friars and the Dead Weight of Tradition, 1200-1400" was published in 1939. The third volume, "Getting and Spending" was published in 1936. The final volume is from 1950 and is called "The Last Days of Medieval Monachism." 1371307. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1371307
- Title
- FIVE CENTURIES OF RELIGION
- Author
- Coulton, G. G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Various Editons
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1923-1950
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Rockville, Maryland
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Glossary
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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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- 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...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- 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...
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