Sacred Allegories; The Shadow of the Cross; The Distant Hills; The Old Man's Home and The King's Messengers
by Adams, Rev. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Nr Fine
- Seller
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Bungay, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Rivington's, 1855. 3rd Edn. . Full-Leather. Nr Fine. xviii, 385pp. Frontis. portrait and a engraved view of Bonchurch, Isle of Wight in the prelims. Original full polished calf with gilt dec. spine. Raised bands and morocco label. Marbled endpapers. Very sl. foxing to rear free endpaper. Size: 8vo
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Details
- Bookseller
- Scorpio Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013368
- Title
- Sacred Allegories; The Shadow of the Cross; The Distant Hills; The Old Man's Home and The King's Messengers
- Author
- Adams, Rev. W
- Format/Binding
- Full-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Nr Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 3rd Edn.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rivington's
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Scorpio Books
Biblio member since 2023
Bungay, Norfolk
About Scorpio Books
We are a home based second-hand and antiquarian business with over 50 years of trading.
Glossary
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- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- SL.
- slight
- 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....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
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