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Introducing Biblical Literature: A More Fantastic Country
by Thompson, Leonard L
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0134988248
- ISBN 13
- 9780134988245
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, N J: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Fourth printing per number line. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards containing gold gilt lettering on front board and spine. Interior text block clean & tight but for a word/name illegibly & lightly written in pencil on front free end paper and brief marginalia in three places with last also underlined - all in black ink but unobtrusive (pgs 274, 275,278.) Dust jacket very good with mild shelf and edge wear, closed one inch tear at top of front, corners and fold lines show rubbing with light loss of paper. Not price clipped; no price on front flap. * From the book, ""This one volume introduction to the Bible provides an approach to the biblical world in all its fantasy and wonder that is more provocative than beginning with a study of the origins of the Bible. It is a stimulating adventure that provides fascinating reading.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000350
- Title
- Introducing Biblical Literature: A More Fantastic Country
- Author
- Thompson, Leonard L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0134988248
- ISBN 13
- 9780134988245
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, N J
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- Bible, Bible - Language and Style
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bible & Biblical Related;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Number Line
- A series of numbers appearing on the copyright page of a book, where the lowest number generally indicates the printing of that...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
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