THE ISRAEL OF THE ALPS: A HISTORY OF THE PERSECUTIONS OF THE WALDENSES
by MUSTON, Alexis
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About This Item
1852. MUSTON, Rev. Dr. Alexis, transl. William HAZLITT. THE ISRAEL OF THE ALPS: A HISTORY OF THE PERSECUTIONS OF THE WALDENSES. London: Ingram, Cooke & Co., 1852. viii + 312 pp. + frontispiece and plates. 12mo., half dyed green calf over green cloth boards, raised bands, gilt red morocco spine label and spine decoration, ornamental rules on boards. Very good, some wear to spine, spine leather darkened. Red edges, some rubbing to coated yellow endpapers. The Vaudois or Waldenses of Piedmont and their religious persecution.
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- Title
- THE ISRAEL OF THE ALPS: A HISTORY OF THE PERSECUTIONS OF THE WALDENSES
- Author
- MUSTON, Alexis
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- Date Published
- 1852
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Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- 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.