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'Abdu'l - Baha: The Centre of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah
by Balyuzi, H. M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0853980292
- ISBN 13
- 9780853980292
- Seller
-
Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: George Ronald, 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dedication: " To The Ever Present Spirit Of The Guardian Of The Cause Of God Whose Beloved Grandfather's Story This Book Attempts To Tell " Book is the second of author's trilogy portraying the lives of the three Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith. B/W frontis: ' Abdu'l - Baha in Paris, 1911 '. Foreword by author dated May, 1971 at London. List of illustrations. Book Divisions: Part I- Youth, Imprisonment and Freedom, Part II- America, From Coast To Coast, Part III - Europe And The Closing Years. 495 pp. Plus: Appendix 1 The Drama Of The Kingdom, Appendix 2 From The Tablets Of The Divine Plan, Appendix 3 Tablets From 'ABDU'L-BAHA Regarding The Save The Children Fund, Appendix 4 A Great Prince speaks Of 'ABDU'L- BAHA', Appendix 5 A Gift From The Shrine of BAHA'U'LLAH, Bibliography, Notes, Index. 560 pp. in toto. Brown cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only, top edge dyed yellow. Spine ends are rubbed, fon stamped on all 3 edges, corners slightly scuffed. Priceclipped DJ has edge and surface wear with chipping along top edge. Bookseller's Inventory # 154358.
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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004358
- Title
- 'Abdu'l - Baha: The Centre of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah
- Author
- Balyuzi, H. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0853980292
- ISBN 13
- 9780853980292
- Publisher
- George Ronald
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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- Gilt
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- FON
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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