The Life and Correspondence of William and Alice Ellis of Airton
by Backhouse, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Bath, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Henry Longstreth. 334 pages, 8vo (about 8 1/4" tall) edge worn leather covers, front soiled, foxed, good. Black nameplate on spine with gold lettering and gold bands on spine. William and Alice Ellis were Quakers who traveled in the ministry and corresponded with many of the leading Quakers of their day. English printing - Smith I:156, I:562 . Good +. Leather_bound. 2nd, revised and corrected. 1850.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049185
- Title
- The Life and Correspondence of William and Alice Ellis of Airton
- Author
- Backhouse, James
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd, revised and corrected
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Longstreth
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- QUAKER; RELIGION; ALICE ELLIS; WILLIAM AIRTON; BIOGRAPHY; Quaker
- Bookseller catalogs
- Quaker;
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Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
Biblio member since 2013
Bath, Maine
About Vintage Quaker/Corner Bookshop
We got started selling online as Vintage Quaker Books in 2013 and opened a storefront under the name The Corner Bookshop in 2020. Vintage Quaker Books sells books by, for, and about Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) and a variety of other Christian books. The Corner Bookshop is a general used bookstore located in a cozy basement under/behind the main shopping street of Front Street in Bath, Maine.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.