The Bible Hand-Book, an Introduction to the Study of Sacred Scripture. Illustrated Edition
by Angus, Rev. Joseph & Rev. F. S. Hoyt
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
-
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: John Highlands. Good+. 1883. Hardcover. Woodcuts; Halftones & folding color map; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 788 pages; 1883 John Highlands, Philadelphia. Illustrated edition. Stout HC in original pebbled red cloth with titles in gilt and rules in black; all edges red. Soundly bound and generally clean. Prior owner bookplate to front pastedown; text clean and unmarked. Cloth a little toned to spine with with shallow rubbing and trace fray at spine ends. Mild silverfish scaliing to cloth surfaces. Illustrated throughout with over 300 woodcust and figures; folding color map at rear. Sound unmarked copy. G++ to VG- ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- DogStar Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46769
- Title
- The Bible Hand-Book, an Introduction to the Study of Sacred Scripture. Illustrated Edition
- Author
- Angus, Rev. Joseph & Rev. F. S. Hoyt
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Publisher
- John Highlands
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1883
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christianity / Bibles and Bible Studies;
Terms of Sale
DogStar Books
15 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
DogStar Books
Biblio member since 2020
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
About DogStar Books
DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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....
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