The Story Bible
by Buck, Pearl S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Bartholomew House, Ltd, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Book club edition. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Some edgewear on the fore edge of the back panel. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some edgewear and light soiling, some sunning on the spine, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 504pp.
Synopsis
The Story Bible is a non-fiction book summarizing the whole Bible in two separate volumes: Vol. 1, The Old Testament, and Vol. 2, The New Testament, while particularly emphasizing literal elements and fables. It is described as a paraphrase.
Reviews
On Jan 3 2012, Jtrub said:
I cut my Sunday School teeth on this book when I was just a kid. It was one of my favorite books. I bought a used copy for my six greandchildren this year. We are reading it, again, just for fun. I was surprised that David did not call Goliath an "uncircumscised" Philistine, not did the book say that David got Bathsheba pregnant "out of wedlock". It gave a "Victorian" version of the story.....
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Details
- Seller
- Chaparral Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- CHAPbucSB
- Title
- The Story Bible
- Author
- Buck, Pearl S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bartholomew House, Ltd
- Date Published
- 1971
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....