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The Illustrated Family Bible: Old and New Testaments
by John Brown (editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Fisher, Son & Co., 1840. Hardcover. Good. 'with the Self-Interpreting and Explanatory Notes, and Marginal References, of the Late John Brown to which is Appended, A Complete Concordance of the Old and New Testaments'. Impressive full leather Bible. Elaborate gilt decoration to spine, raised bands. All edges gilt. With ornate illustrated title pages to each book with decorated initials. Printed in double columns with notes. large 4to. (305x210mm) Expertly done unobtrusive repairs to joints. Repaired tears to end-papers. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastdown and ffep. Family register filled out from 1866 to 1926. Some light toning and occasional spotting within. Binding tight. Good+ *Due to size and weight, extra shipping may apply to overseas orders*
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Details
- Bookseller
- AJ Scruffles
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006320
- Title
- The Illustrated Family Bible: Old and New Testaments
- Author
- John Brown (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Fisher, Son & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1840
- Keywords
- attractive_bindings, religion, christianity, christian, holy, prayer, old testament, new, testament,.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Bindings;
Terms of Sale
AJ Scruffles
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
AJ Scruffles
Biblio member since 2010
Leigh-On-Sea, Essex
About AJ Scruffles
AJ Scruffles is an online bookseller, based between Epping and Harlow. Our website also hosts an online magazine with reviews, articles and humour
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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"...
- 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...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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