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Philosophical Understanding and Religious Truth [with] Original Brass binding die-stamp for the spine of the book
by FRANK, Erich
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifth printing. Tall octavo. Blue cloth gilt. Moderate wear, very good without dustwrapper.
[With]: Original brass binding die stamp for the spine of the book. Approximately .25" x 8.5". The metal die shows traces tarnish, else about fine. The die reads (in reverse lettering): "Frank / Philosophical / Understanding / and / Religious / Truth / Oxford". The provenance presents a mildly interesting story: a local colleague was buying books out of the trunk of a gentleman's car and came across a bag of brass die-stamps from the Oxford University Press from the late 1930s through the early 1950s, when Oxford did much of their printing in the U.S. My colleague inquired and the gentleman revealed that his next stop was the scrap yard where he was going to sell the dies to be melted down for the brass. My colleague paid him double the scrap price for them. We paid a bit more. In any event, a unique artifact. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
[With]: Original brass binding die stamp for the spine of the book. Approximately .25" x 8.5". The metal die shows traces tarnish, else about fine. The die reads (in reverse lettering): "Frank / Philosophical / Understanding / and / Religious / Truth / Oxford". The provenance presents a mildly interesting story: a local colleague was buying books out of the trunk of a gentleman's car and came across a bag of brass die-stamps from the Oxford University Press from the late 1930s through the early 1950s, when Oxford did much of their printing in the U.S. My colleague inquired and the gentleman revealed that his next stop was the scrap yard where he was going to sell the dies to be melted down for the brass. My colleague paid him double the scrap price for them. We paid a bit more. In any event, a unique artifact. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213431
- Title
- Philosophical Understanding and Religious Truth [with] Original Brass binding die-stamp for the spine of the book
- Author
- FRANK, Erich
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
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- Gilt
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