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Anti-Christ; Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil
by Bernard McGinn
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060655437
- ISBN 13
- 9780060655433
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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NZ$19.89NZ$13.93
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About This Item
New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1995 HarperCollins, New York. 1995. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/3rd Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; small board edge bumps. DJ: VG+: NOT Price clipped; light rubbing to jacket and bumping of bottom edge, head and tail. Ivory boards with brown overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 369 pp 8vo. In this timely and sweeping exploration, the author, a historian and leading expert on apocalypticism, traces the concept of the Antichrist from it Judeo-Christian origins to the present day, alerting us to the potential for violence that often accompanies literal belief in an ultimate human evildoer. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004761
- Title
- Anti-Christ; Two Thousand Years of the Human Fascination With Evil
- Author
- Bernard McGinn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060655437
- ISBN 13
- 9780060655433
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- antichrist, anti-christ, religion, evil, the devil, human evil, year 2000, evil human agent, apocalyptic events, apocalyptic adversary, millenarianism,
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Rubbing
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- Bumps
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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