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GEMS OF PRAISE FROM THE PSALMS.
by MINIATURE NISTER CHILDREN'S BOOK.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Ernest Nister; New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., (1908).. FIRST EDITION (1908), Nister No.1890, miniature book approximately 80 x 65 mm, 3¼ x 2½ inches, pale brown boards with cream leaf pattern and gilt title, bevelled edges, cream parchment spine, all edges gilt, red and black half-title and title page, coloured frontispiece and 8 colour plates on coated paper, (84) pages, every one printed red and black with a large decorated initial and red floral decorations (see images). Designed in England, printed in Bavaria. A couple of small mid brown stains to top of spine, a few tiny minor marks to lower cover, tiny corner cut from front endpaper, some very faint staining to front endpapers. A very good copy. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46900
- Title
- GEMS OF PRAISE FROM THE PSALMS.
- Author
- MINIATURE NISTER CHILDREN'S BOOK.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Ernest Nister; New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., (1908).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bible Psalms Quotations miniature book Ernest Nister Devotional Literature Christianity Christian Religion
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- Parchment
- Pages or book covering made from a prepared animal skin. Parchment describes any animal skin used for books, while vellum is a...
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