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A NEW UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHY, Containing Interesting Accounts, Critical and Historical of the Lives and Characters, Labors and Actions of Eminent Persons. Volume I by Platts, Rev. John - 1825

by Platts, Rev. John

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A NEW UNIVERSAL BIOGRAPHY, Containing Interesting Accounts, Critical and Historical of the Lives and Characters, Labors and Actions of Eminent Persons. Volume I

by Platts, Rev. John

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Sherwood, Jones, and Co. London, 1825. EX-LIBRARY. Volume one only. 8.625" X 5.375" in marbled boards with tan leather spine and corners. Rubbed, scuffed, and soiled; heavy wear to lower corners and edges; both hinges cracked but still holding on: just FAIR. 749pp + an index of names.. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket.
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  • Publisher Sherwood, Jones, and Co. London
  • Date Published 1825
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The Manners and Customs of All Nations, Being a Compendium of Universal Information

by Platts, the Rev. John

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London: Henry Fisher, 1927. Hardcover. Good. All the engravings present: that opposite the frontispiece has the two central figures 'enhanced' with pink watercolour. A poem has been penned on the rear endpiece and inside back cover. The quarter leather back cover is hanging by a thread; also very rubbed and worn. The front cover has been replaced with a thick piece of grey cardboard, cut to size, and attached with light brown tape on both sides as hinges. The leather label with gilt title is still attached to the very worn original leather spine. The binding within is stout; the pages clean. A small amount of foxing to the engravings.
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The Manners and Customs of All Nations [Hardcover] Rev. John Platts

by Rev. John Platts

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Privately Printed. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. London, 1827. Poor condition. Three quarter leather, with marbled boards; edges and covers worn and scuffed; boards exposed at edges; crown of spine torn; 8vo, 7 3/4" - 9 3/4" Tall; previous owner's name on first blank page; gutter split on page 6 of index, literally held together by strings; no internal markings; 808 pages.
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A New Self-Interpreting Testament Containing Many Thousands of Various Readings and Parallel...
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A New Self-Interpreting Testament Containing Many Thousands of Various Readings and Parallel Passages, Volume III, Epistles of Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Collosians, Thessalonians, Timothy

by Rev. John Platts

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James Robins and Co, 1830. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Full title: A New Self Interpreting Testament, containing Many Thousands of Various Readings and Parallel Passages, collected from the Most Approved Translations and Biblical Critics, Including all those of the Authorised Version: and Set Under the Text in Words at Length, with Introductory Arguments concerning the Origin, Occaasion, and Character of Each Book;A Reconciliation of Seeming Contradictions; and the Meaning and Pronunciation of Scripture Proper Names. Half leather with marbled boards, raised bands on spine, tooled and gilt decoration and lettering on spine. Cover edges are lightly worn, corners are bumped and worn, front end-paper is marked and torn, pages are clean, some lower page corners have been accidentally creased. One volume of the 4-volume set. No dust jacket, as published. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available… Read More
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Manners and customs of all nations

by Platts, Rev John

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London: Fisher Son and Co. 1827 Fisher Son and Co hardback, 808 pages; acceptable condition, with detached boards and worn leather spine; good reading copy inside, a little age spotting, mainly clean; illustrated with engravings; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Acceptable. Hardback. 1827.
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A New Universal Biography. (5 Volumes. complete)

by Platts, Rev. John

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First Edition
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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
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London: Sherwood, Jones And. Co. , 1825. 5 Volumes complete. Large thick 8vo. in original tan boards and spine with paper labels. This gives biographies of everyone from Adam & Eve (created in 4004 BC !!!) to 1598. Volume 1 has loss of paper spine two inches at bottom and an inch at head of spine with some damp staining to the front board (but not internally). Other volumes in very good condition externally internally very good plus with many, if not most, pages unopened. Rare in original boards. UncleAndy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.
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