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Prayers And Graces - A Little Book Of Extraordinary Piety
by Laing Allan M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1944. Book. Illus. by Peake Mervyn. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Tight Firm Clean With No Signatures Inscriptions Or Notations Found. Line Drawn Illustrations By Mervyn Peake. Blue Cloth Hard Cover With Gilt Titled Spine - Gilt Embossed Design Of Person Praying On The Front. Some Faint Edge Wear - Sun Fading In Patches To Lower Front And Rear - Slight Fading To Top Spine And Corners. Complete Jacket With Some Edge Wear And Rubbing - Some Staining To Front And Rear..
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Details
- Bookseller
- M and P Books PBFA member
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005533
- Title
- Prayers And Graces - A Little Book Of Extraordinary Piety
- Author
- Laing Allan M
- Illustrator
- Peake Mervyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾
- Keywords
- RELIGION ART
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Art;
Terms of Sale
M and P Books PBFA member
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About the Seller
M and P Books PBFA member
Biblio member since 2010
Buxton, Derbyshire
About M and P Books PBFA member
Trader dealing on internet and at local Bookfairs in the North West/Norh East and Midlands area of the U.K. General stock of 1300 internet listings. Please note that we do not receive personal callers at Mansfield without prior appointment.
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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