The Penitent of Egypt (or the Triumphs of the Cross)
by No Author
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Dublin, IRE: James and Richard Byrn, 1782. Subtitled an Heroic Poem in Eight Books (all eight are included within). Rebound in dark brown leather with five raised bands on spine, stamped in gold. Scarce first Irish edition of this book that was published in England six years earlier. Work regarding Mary of Egypt. 272 pages. Only five copies in the world (ref.: OCLC). . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- abookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011161
- Title
- The Penitent of Egypt (or the Triumphs of the Cross)
- Author
- No Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James and Richard Byrn
- Place of Publication
- Dublin, IRE
- Date Published
- 1782
- Keywords
- Religion; Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Zzpc;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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Springtown, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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