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An Abridgement of the Book of Martyrs; To Which Are Prefixed, the Living Testimonies of the Church of God
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Granville, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Samuel Wood, 1810. First edition. Full leather. Published NY: Samuel Wood, 1810. 8vo., 5 1/2" x 8 1/2", frontis+603pp., plus 13pp. list of subscriber's names. Full calf with red leather spine label, gilt titles. Front fly leaf lacking, foxing to end papers, name on pastedown, edges rubbed. Binding tight, pages clean. Very good minus. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- The Wild Muse
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006195
- Title
- An Abridgement of the Book of Martyrs; To Which Are Prefixed, the Living Testimonies of the Church of God
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Samuel Wood
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1810
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
- Size
- 8vo
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About the Seller
The Wild Muse
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Granville, New York
About The Wild Muse
Literary and modern first editions. Established 1985. Mail order only.
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Spine Label
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- Calf
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