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OF THE IMITATION OF CHRIST. Books 1, 2 and 3
by A KEMPIS. THOMAS
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- Hardcover
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London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Arthur L. Humphreys. London. 1897. Large 8vo. (8.7 x 7.2 inches). A circular brown mark to the outer margin of four leaves, otherwise a clean and bright copy in a fine early binding, for Hatchards of Piccadilly, probably by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, but not signed. Full brown morocco. Spine with five raised bands. Compartments lettered, double ruled and decorated with triple dot corner design in gilt. Both boards with double ruled gilt outer borders and double ruled inner panel design with dots to the outer line and floral design, with green dyed centre dots, in each corner. Title lettered in gilt to front board. Board edges ruled in gilt. Inner boards with triple gilt ruled borders to the turn-ins. All edges gilt. Previous owner's armorial bookplate to the front paste down endpaper. A very attractive copy. --- This edition omits the fourth book of this work, concerning the Roman Catholic mass.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10147
- Title
- OF THE IMITATION OF CHRIST. Books 1, 2 and 3
- Author
- A KEMPIS. THOMAS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arthur L. Humphreys. London. 1897
- Date Published
- 1897
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings;
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- 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...
- 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...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
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