Sacred Biography : Or the History of the Patriarchs to Which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth, And Hannah, And Also the History of Jesus Christ
by Hunter, Henry
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1199259675
- ISBN 13
- 9781199259677
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
J.j. Woodward. Collectible - Very Good. Condition: Very Good; 1832, 8vo, 596 pgs. Full calf binding. Gilt decoration to spine, edges decorated with ornate gilt tooling, lightly rubbed. Marbled edges and endpapers. Boards have significant rubbing and chipping from use. Interior is tight, with light foxing throughout, what appears to be a small damp stain quarter circle at spine end. A few pages are dog-eared. Previous owner's name in ink on printer's blank. A series of lectures on Christianity bound in one volume. With b&w engravings. Hardcover
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- Bookseller
- Magers and Quinn Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53664
- Title
- Sacred Biography : Or the History of the Patriarchs to Which is Added the History of Deborah, Ruth, And Hannah, And Also the History of Jesus Christ
- Author
- Hunter, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1199259675
- ISBN 13
- 9781199259677
- Publisher
- J.j. Woodward
- This edition first published
- 1975
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.