Click for full-size.
The Great Chalice of Antioch
by Eisen, Gustavus A
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Fahim Kouchakji, 1933. Folio size hardcover; 22 glossy pages with black and white photographs and one color plate. From page 5: "The Great Chalice of Antioch is named from the Syrian city amid whose ruins it was found. Antioch on the Orontes was founded in 300 BC by Sleucus I, the founder of the Seleucid Empire. His son Antiochus I made it the capital of the greatest of states which followed Alexander the Great..." Ex-library book with labels and markings including bookplate inside front cover. Front end page, which was a blank page, has been torn out. Pencilled price on title page. Two small pencilled check marks on page 5, several pages have spots of soil in the margin. Cover has label on spine, fraying to spine and corners and soil on cover. Title is hand written on spine. The name in the bookplate from the Episcopal Theological School of Cambridge is Canon A.P. Stokes. Extra handling time is required to make a custom box for this oversize book. Extra shipping may apply. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ex-Library.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Charity Bookstall
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000327
- Title
- The Great Chalice of Antioch
- Author
- Eisen, Gustavus A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Fahim Kouchakji
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- Folio - over 12" - 15"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Antioch; Syria; Religion; archaeology, Temples; Ruins
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Religious; Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
Charity Bookstall
Please click on "Dealer Direct" to make your Paypal payment. Paypal discounts its processing fees for charities, Biblio does not. We reserve the right to cancel any sale without a dealer direct payment. Biblio is not authorized to accept Paypal payments on our behalf.
RETURNS: Returns are accepted in original packaging with advance Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA.) If a return is required, please contact us for a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Number and more information. Refund of the purchase price minus a 25% restocking fee will be issued upon receipt of the item in as sold condition. Shipping and handling charges are not refundable. We certainly hope you are happy with your purchase. We will accept your return if you are not. However, if you make a fraudulent return to avoid our restocking fee by claiming the item is damaged, or you cause damage to the item and then return it, we will not issue a refund. We will report anyone violating this policy and we may also pursue legal action.
SHIPPING and HANDLING CHARGES: Shipping and handling is subject to increase for heavy items; this applies to both foreign and domestic shipments. Shipping of heavy books outside of the United States can be extremely expensive. Please feel free to email for a shipping quote in advance of your purchase. High value items do not ship at standard shipping prices. We'll contact you to let you know the cost of insured shipping. Please feel free to email us for a shipping quote in advance of your purchase.
BUYING A GIFT?: We're happy to include a gift card or your note at no extra cost. We don't ship anonymous gifts.
BOOKSELLERS: We'll ship directly to your customer, if you wish, at no additional cost, as long as you include your own invoice which you can supply via Word or PDF.
CHARITY: We're selling to benefit our 501(c)(3)organization and 100% of your purchase from us benefits our programs and supports literacy, libraries and life-long learning. Please don't confuse our organization with the charitable solicitations you see on this website. Don't round up your purchase thinking we will receive the donation. Any monies you donate through this website will not go to our programs.
About the Seller
Charity Bookstall
Biblio member since 2005
Newton, Massachusetts
About Charity Bookstall
Charity Bookstall is the Biblio storefront for the Morin Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Its primary program is Project Library which supports both adult and child literacy initiatives. Our focus is building and strengthening libraries that cater to underserved readers. We're expanding our mobile library outreach program: giving home libraries to children in need, partnering with libraries to provide library cards and developing programming for lifelong learners of all ages. To learn more about us, or to make a donation, please contact us directly.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
This Book’s Categories
Collecting and identifying signed letters and holographic documents
Many authors and other famous literary figures wrote and signed letters by hand, and you can find a great collection of them in the Biblio rare book room. See our great collection of handwritten letters and holographic documents
Collecting food and drink books
Nothing quite whets the appetite for rare and collectible books like old and vintage cookbooks. Be sure to check out our cook books and food section of our rare book room.
