The Power of Religion on the Mind in Retirement, Affliction, and at the Approach of Death; Exemplified in the Testimonies and Experience of Persons distinguished by their Greatness, Learning, or Virtue
by Murray, Lindley
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- fair
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Samuel Wood & Sons, 1828. Later printing. Hardcover. fair. 12mo. XII, 288pp. Original full calf with gold lettering on spine. The present publication intends "to excite serious reflections on the unsatisfying and transitory nature of temporal enjoyments and to promote a lively concern for the attainment of that felicity, which will be complete and permanent." Major rubbing on binding. Previous owner's signature on free front endpaper. Pages heavily foxed and damp-stained throughout. Binding and interior in overall fair condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30617
- Title
- The Power of Religion on the Mind in Retirement, Affliction, and at the Approach of Death; Exemplified in the Testimonies and Experience of Persons distinguished by their Greatness, Learning, or Virtue
- Author
- Murray, Lindley
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- Samuel Wood & Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1828
- Keywords
- Religion and morals in literature, Christian ethics, Christian values, Prayers, Faith, Reference
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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Glossary
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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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...