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The Christian Observer, Conducted by Members of the Established Church. VolumeI from the First of January, to the Thirty-first of December, 1802 - From the London Edition
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Boston: William Wells and T.B. Watt ancd Co, 1802. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 828pp. First Edition, First Issue. Quarter bound, marbled boards, calf spine. red leather spine label, gilt lettering. Wear and scuffing to boards, 1 1/2 inch piece chipped from head of spine, contents age-toned and partially foxed, binding is tight and sound, inscription and pencilled poem on front free endpaper, 1/2 inch strip excised form top of front endpaper. This rare volume includes all 12 months of the 1802 year, which was it's very first year of the publication of The Christian Observer.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004737
- Title
- The Christian Observer, Conducted by Members of the Established Church. VolumeI from the First of January, to the Thirty-first of December, 1802 - From the London Edition
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- William Wells and T.B. Watt ancd Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1802
- Pages
- 828
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Christianity "Clergy "New Testament" Gospel Church Philosophy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; First Edition; Collectible;
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About the Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 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...
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