Life of Mother Catherine Aurelia of the Precious Blood Foundress of the Institute of the Precious Blood 1833-1905
by A Member of the Institute
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1929. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Introduction by Rev. A.M. Skelly, O.P. Author's Foreword dated Feast of the Annunciation, 1928 at Portland, Oregon. Foreword by Edward D. Howard, Archbishop of Portland in Oregon. Preface by A. M. Skelly, O.P. X V I Chapters, 202 pp. plus Index. Book has red cloth covered boards with gilt text on spine and stamped edge front panel, top edge dyed red, frontis: B/W photograph " Mother Catherine Aurelia of the Precious Blood " and 4 other B/W photographs. Book is tight and square with age toning to text block, rubbed spine ends, 9 library stamps blacked out, card pocket remnant rfep. Book is from the Library of the Sisters of Providence in Kingston, Ontario. Plain brown with dark brown edging DJ is plastic protected, only flaws being where DJ was taped and 1 1/2" closed tear at head of rear flap. Bookseller's Inventory # 154662.
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- Seller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 004662
- Title
- Life of Mother Catherine Aurelia of the Precious Blood Foundress of the Institute of the Precious Blood 1833-1905
- Author
- A Member of the Institute
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- B. Herder Book Co.
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis, MO
- Date Published
- 1929
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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Lower Beverley Better Books
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Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- RFEP
- The portion of the endpaper which is left loose after binding. The first loose page upon opening a book from the rear. It may be...
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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...
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Text Block
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