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Religious Contoversy Decided, By Scripture and Antiquity or the Tree Known By Its Fruit - A Treatise on the Divinity of Jesus Christ
by Taylor, Rev. Joseph
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: C. And J. Rivington, 1826. xii, [2], 332pp. Contemporary full calf, semi-raised bands, spine in five panels, title in gilt to second panel, remaining panels with central device in blind, bands gilt, covers with central panel in blind, with blind rolled frame surrounded by a single fillet gilt border, gilt roll to edges and inner edges, a.e.g. marbled endpapers. Slightly rubbed to extremities. Internally bright and clean, with single worm track to fore-edge margin of last thirty or so pages (not affecting text). From the library of Earl Eldon, with his name and bookplate to reverse of front marbled endpaper, with a presentation inscription from the author to Eldon on ffep. Presentation Copy from the Author. First Edition. Full Calf. Good+. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Temple Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000498
- Title
- Religious Contoversy Decided, By Scripture and Antiquity or the Tree Known By Its Fruit - A Treatise on the Divinity of Jesus Christ
- Author
- Taylor, Rev. Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- C. And J. Rivington
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1826
- Keywords
- Noisbn, Anti-Catholicism, Eldon, Religion, Christianity, Protestantism
- Size
- 8vo
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- First Edition
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- 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...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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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