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THIRTEEN SERMONS ON CRIMES OF AN ENORMOUS NATURE, AND THE CRIMES OF PUBLIC MEN. EMBRACING 1. HYPOCRISY AND CRUELTY, 2. DRUNKENNESS, 3. BRIBERY, 4. THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR, 5. UNJUST JUDGES, 6. THE SLUGGARD, 7. MURDER, 8. GAMING, 9. PUBLIC ROBBERY, 10. THE UNNATURAL MOTHER, 11. FORBIDDING MARRIAGES, 12. PARSONS AND TITHES, 13. GOOD FRIDAY. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ADDRESS TO THE WORKING PEOPLE
by [Cobbett, William]
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA: W.A. Leary, 1855. Hardcover. Good. 12mo., 6.1 in. x 4 in., pp. 288. Navy blue cloth boards with decorative frames stamped in blind to front and back. Gilt title and decorative floral design to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Headcap of spine missing; shelfwear to bottom of spine. Three corners nudged and showing. Very light spotting throughout. Unmarked interior. William Cobbett (1763 - 1835) was an English radical pamphleteer, journalist, politician, and farmer born in Farnham, Surrey. He was one of an agrarian faction seeking to reform Parliament, abolish "rotten boroughs", restrain foreign activity, and raise wages, with the goal of easing poverty among farm labourers and small land holders.
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- Aardvark Rare Books
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- 87045
- Title
- THIRTEEN SERMONS ON CRIMES OF AN ENORMOUS NATURE, AND THE CRIMES OF PUBLIC MEN. EMBRACING 1. HYPOCRISY AND CRUELTY, 2. DRUNKENNESS, 3. BRIBERY, 4. THE RIGHTS OF THE POOR, 5. UNJUST JUDGES, 6. THE SLUGGARD, 7. MURDER, 8. GAMING, 9. PUBLIC ROBBERY, 10. THE UNNATURAL MOTHER, 11. FORBIDDING MARRIAGES, 12. PARSONS AND TITHES, 13. GOOD FRIDAY. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN ADDRESS TO THE WORKING PEOPLE
- Author
- [Cobbett, William]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- W.A. Leary
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- British history
- Bookseller catalogs
- RELIGION GENERAL;
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Glossary
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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