"The Father Of Black-letter Collectors." Memoir Of The Right Reverend John Moore (1646-1714).
by Moore, Cecil
- Used
- fair
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London: Eliot Stock. Fair. 1885. First Edition. Softcover. Spine destroyed, small library label at top corner of front wrap, library bookplate and embossed stamp with matching withdrawn stamp on verso of title page. ; Ex-Library; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Ornate paper vellum wraps printed in two colors, 39p. , portrait. **"The Right Reverend ... Bishop of Chester With the Writer's Sincere Respect." Concise DNB: "His library, which was famous throughtout Europe, was bought by George I and presented to Cambridge University.: .
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- Seller
- Janet & Henry Hurley
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 59432
- Title
- "The Father Of Black-letter Collectors." Memoir Of The Right Reverend John Moore (1646-1714).
- Author
- Moore, Cecil
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Eliot Stock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1885
- Keywords
- Anglican, Religion, Biography, Book Collecting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
Terms of Sale
Janet & Henry Hurley
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About the Seller
Janet & Henry Hurley
Biblio member since 2006
Westmoreland, New Hampshire
About Janet & Henry Hurley
Hurley Books was established by my father, Henry Hurley, in 1966. We have been shipping books through the mail for over 40 years with over 200 catalogs having been issued. Our bookshop contains well over 50,000 volumes with 17,000 +/- currently listed on Biblio.
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- Verso
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- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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