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Annals of the Parish, or the Chronicle of Dalmailing During the Ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder, Written By Himself
by Balwhidder, Micah. Edited By John Galt. Illustrated By Henry W. Kerr
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No
- Seller
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East Granby, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: A. C. McClurg & Co., 1911. First edition [1911]. Externally rubbed copy. Illustrated with 16 color plates tipped onto a dark gray paper background with letterpress overleafs. Textured green cloth lettered in gilt, top edge gilt, 283 pages. Covers heavily rubbed at the extremities, unevenly faded and age-browned, outer edges of text block foxed, good hinges, sound text block, some soil to title page from a former inexpert repair to the inner margin, some age-darkening to the leaves protecting the plates, name and 1911 date on front free endpaper, no other markings.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Resource Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 029569
- Title
- Annals of the Parish, or the Chronicle of Dalmailing During the Ministry of the Rev. Micah Balwhidder, Written By Himself
- Author
- Balwhidder, Micah. Edited By John Galt. Illustrated By Henry W. Kerr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. C. McClurg & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- COLOR ILLUSTRATED HISTORY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH
- Bookseller catalogs
- Philosophy, Theology, Religion, Spirituality; Travel & Exploration, International Culture;
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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