THE FAMILY AT HEATHERDALE : Or the Influence of Christian Principles
by Mackay, Mrs Inverness
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Inspiring story, set on Scotland, intended to teach Christian Principles in an attractive form. Seventh Edition, undated, presentation Label on Endpaper dated 1883. Preface to Third Edition dated 1854. Red Cloth cover with Black Floral Decoration to front and Gilt Ground to Lettering. Gilt & Black Decoration to spine with Gilt Decorative Ground to Title.Beveled Edges. Grey Endpapers. Frontis illustrated in B&W with a Prayer Meeting in a Rural setting. 232 Pages + Adverts. 6 1/2" Tall, 330g. Spine colour ery slightly faded. Front hinge partly cracked. Binding firm. Pages in very good, clean condition. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013497
- Title
- THE FAMILY AT HEATHERDALE : Or the Influence of Christian Principles
- Author
- Mackay, Mrs Inverness
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Oliphant and Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS/FICTION/CHILDREN'S FICTION/RELIGIOUS/CHRISTIAN
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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