History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by D'Aubigne, J.H. Merle
- Bookseller: Old Goat Books
(CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 1025587
- Format: Hardcover
- Book condition: VG+. Upper corner leather rubbed through on volume 1. Some rubbing and scuffs, foxing to endpapers. Hinges strong.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Blackie and Son
- Place: Glasgow
- Date published: 1846
- Pages: 1324 pages.
Description
Glasgow: Blackie and Son, 1846. Hardcover. VG+. Upper corner leather rubbed through on volume 1. Some rubbing and scuffs, foxing to endpapers. Hinges strong.. no. In two volumes. Calvinist history by the Geneva divine, translated by David Dundas Scott. Double columns text. Half-leather and marbled boards. Red and gold spine labels. Heavy book may require more postage. Hardcover
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
rubbing : Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually
used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Marbled boards : A hardcover book with a decorative, multi-colored paper on the outside covering.
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. Also known as the back.
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
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