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A JOURNAL or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian Experiences and Labour of Love in the Work of the Ministry of that Ancient, Eminent and Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox
by FOX, GEORGE
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- Condition
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York, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, 1765. 3rd Edition . Leather Bound. Good. Folio - 12.75"X8. Book Third Edition, Corrected; sold by Luke Hinde, 1765, London; printed by W. Richardson and S. Clark; preface by William Penn; pp title, lix, 679, 27; Original full leather w/five raised bands on spine and gilt on red title. Edges and tips scuffed. Front board hinge leather split, and it is weak but attached. Bookplate on inside front cover, w/quill pen signature on 1st blank. Early owner ink signed the title page and later owner cut off the signature (a small strip across the top), but leaving the top title line with "A" still mostly visible. Page binding tight and neat, pages generally clean; Extra shipping due to weight;To see picture, click to next;
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- Bookseller
- Barbsloft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000064
- Title
- A JOURNAL or Historical Account of the Life, Travels, Sufferings, Christian Experiences and Labour of Love in the Work of the Ministry of that Ancient, Eminent and Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox
- Author
- FOX, GEORGE
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1765
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Barbsloft
Biblio member since 2010
York, Pennsylvania
About Barbsloft
Born in 1941, I figure it's okay to sell some of the books I have.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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