Saint Columba
by Keyworth, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Ontario, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Burns and Oates, [1906]. HB. Red cloth, gilt lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 201 pp. + 16 pp. ads at rear. Biography of the Irish missionary monk (Colum Cille, 521-597 AD). Initials written on ffep, no marks in text, binding tight. Minor moisture stain top edge of text block, not affecting the interior of any pages. Covers show light edge wear, fraying heel of spine. Book condition VG-. Uncommon title.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Parker's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- EF5764
- Title
- Saint Columba
- Author
- Keyworth, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- HB
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Burns and Oates
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1906]
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ireland;
Terms of Sale
Parker's Rare Books
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About the Seller
Parker's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Ontario, Wisconsin
About Parker's Rare Books
Specializing in antiquarian, collectible, scholarly, and rare books of all genres.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- 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...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.