Pictures form a Mediaeval Bible
by James Strachan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1st printing. Very Good HC in Very Good DJ. Marble pattern paper over boards backed with red cloth, stamped pictorial design on front cover, black letters. Bright, clean covers & spine; slight sunning at spine head & tail; tightly bound; crisp, clean interior. DJ is complete; clean front & spine; lightly soiled on back cover; 1/2" closed tear at back cover lower fore corner. 102 reproductions of 15th century woodcuts with commentary. 12mo, 128 pp; index.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Madden Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13539
- Title
- Pictures form a Mediaeval Bible
- Author
- James Strachan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Boston: Beacon Press
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- PRINTING, BIBLES, WOODCUTS, MEDIEVAL, ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOKS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Religion;
Terms of Sale
Madden Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- 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...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...