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The Light of the World: A Reconstruction and Interpretation of the Life of Christ
by Greville Cooke
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, 1960. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1960. Third impression. 455 pages. Colour dust Jacket over green cloth board with gilt lettering. Map illustration on pastedowns and free end papers. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned throughout. Illustration map moderately tanned. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper and half title page. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Moderate crushing to spine ends and mild fraying. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket with heavy edge wear with some areas of loss, heavy chips, tears and creasing. Split to rear joint. Tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to all surfaces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1622618244MHA
- Title
- The Light of the World: A Reconstruction and Interpretation of the Life of Christ
- Author
- Greville Cooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Date Published
- 1960
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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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...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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....
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
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