Companion of Praise: For Sunday Schools, Families, and Devotional Meetings by Van Horne, David, Ed
- Bookseller: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: 20060822-01
- Book condition: Poor
- Jacket condition: No Jacket
- Edition: Revised Edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Reformed Church Publication Board
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
Description
Philadelphia, PA: Reformed Church Publication Board. 162pp Copyright 1873. Tan boards with dark brown cloth spine strip. Dark brown text and illustration. Spine strip and front board loose but conplete and attached to text. Front and back endpapers partially missing. Title page torn. Small amount of writing on front endpaper. Cover worn and chipped. Text heavily foxed but complete and intact. This book is well used but is a wonderful glimse into less formal Reformed worship materials of the late 19th century. . Revised Edition. hard. Poor/No Jacket. Oblong.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
jacket : Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps around the binding of a book
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.
chipped : A defect in which small pieces missing from the edges.
title page : A page where the title of the book, the author's name and publication information usually appear.
foxed : A discoloration to paper, brown and yellowish spots.
endpaper : The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after printing. One side is glued to the inner portion of the boards (the paste-down) and the other is left loose (free endpaper).
endpapers : The first and last two pages (verso and recto) from the front and back of a book.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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