THE LAND AND THE BOOK; or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land
by Thomson, W. M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1877. Half-Leather. Very Good. Beautifully Illustrated account of the Holy Land with the aim of aiding Bible study and a deeper understanding of the Holy Scriptures. Complete with Large Fold-Out Map. Frontispiece has a Sepia Illustration of Bethlehem. 11 other Full page Sepia Plates and many In-Text Drawings. In handsome contemprary Calf Half-Leather Binding, with 5 Raised Bands with "Rope-Twist" decoration to spine. Marbled Boards and Leather corners. Gilt title on Black ground in 2nd Compartment and small Black decorative designs and lines in the others. Fine blind tooled decorative borders where the leather meets the Marbled paper. Marbled Endpapers and all Page Edges. Nice original Presentation Label pasted on Endpaper, dated 1877. 718 Pages, 920g, 7 1/2" Tall. Very slight edge wear. Only an occasional spot of foxing. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009760
- Title
- THE LAND AND THE BOOK; or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land
- Author
- Thomson, W. M
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/RELIGION/ILLUSTRATED BOOKS/BIBLE STUDY/CHRISTIANITY
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Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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....
- Marbled boards
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- 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
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- Fine
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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...
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