Premonitory Extracts; Selected From Various Authors Of The Religious Society Of Friends
by Various
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£700.00£630.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bristol: Not Stated, 1819. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". None. Gawen Ball's compilation of Quaker premonitory writings, which was privately printed and distributed. Extremely scarce. Ball says of himself in the preface that he collected these extracts, "having been from his youth accustomed to the perusal of the journals and other writings of our worthy predecessors in religious profession...". All of the extracts are eschatological in nature. He pleads the "extraordinary aspect of the times" as a reason to bring them to public notice. The work was privately published, and previously belonged to one Benjamin Whitton Carlow, whose personal bookplate can be found to the front pastedown. In a full calf binding, with gilt borders and gilt detailing and titles to the spine. The front joint is tender but still reasonably firm. With some rubbing to the spine and wear to the head and the tail. Some light marking to the boards. With a personal bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally some spotting throughout. Generally firmly bound. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH20-D-14
- Title
- Premonitory Extracts; Selected From Various Authors Of The Religious Society Of Friends
- Author
- Various
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Not Stated
- Place of Publication
- Bristol
- Date Published
- 1819
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Quaker Society of Friends Gawen Ball Society of Friends
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...