The Holy Bible (Three Volumes in Signed Zaehnsdorf Bindings)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London & Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, [191]. Limited Edition. Limited edition. Complete in three volumes finely bound by Zaehnsdorf in full calf, stamped and ruled in gilt, inner paneling, gilt dentelles, purple endpapers, all edges gilt. This edition has no verse numbers and is printed in paragraph form. Heavily illustrated with color lithographs. Very Good+ with a little rubbing or cloudiness to the dark leather on the fronts and backs, spines sunned a more brownish color, joints worn but holding. A beautiful finely bound set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942998
- Title
- The Holy Bible (Three Volumes in Signed Zaehnsdorf Bindings)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Ballantyne Press
- Place of Publication
- London & Edinburgh
- Date Published
- [191]
- Keywords
- Christianity, Religion, Bible, Zaehnsdorf, Joseph William, deluxe, leather, bindings, binding, 20th century, calf
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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