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The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments
by (Fore-Edge Painting)
- Used
- Condition
- Contemporary diced calf, cover tooled in gilt with wide outer roll border enclosing blind-tooled border, spine in 5 compartments
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Published For John Reeves Esq, 1809. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary diced calf, cover tooled in gilt with wide outer roll border enclosing blind-tooled border, spine in 5 compartments with 4 double raised bands, gilt-lettered in 2, gilt ornaments in the rest, a.e.g., with DOUBLE FORE-EDGE painting of Durham and Cromer Beach. Re-hinged, contents fine. Bookplate of Charles Stirling. 1 vols. 8vo. With a Double Fore-Edge Painting. With a double fore-edge paintings, identified by an earlier owner as Durham and Cromer Beach. Griffiths 1809:1
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 257577
- Title
- The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments
- Author
- (Fore-Edge Painting)
- Format/Binding
- 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary diced calf, cover tooled in gilt with wide outer roll border enclosing blind-tooled border, spine in 5 compartments
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published For John Reeves Esq
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1809
- Keywords
- Fore-Edge Painting
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- Art, Architecture & Design;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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