AN APOLOGY FOR THE BIBLE IN A SERIES OF LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE,
by Watson, R.,
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- V.g.
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: T. Evans, Paternoster Row, 1796. 385,1 blank, [2]pp ads., octavo, orig. full tree calf, dec. gilt spine, gilt dec. border to the boards, morocco label, joints cracked otherwise a tight copy. Watson was Bishop of Llandaff, Wales and Professor of Divinity Cambridge. An attractive binding.. sixth edition. Hard Cover. V.g.. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- C393
- Title
- AN APOLOGY FOR THE BIBLE IN A SERIES OF LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THOMAS PAINE,
- Author
- Watson, R.,
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - V.g.
- Edition
- sixth edition
- Publisher
- T. Evans, Paternoster Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1796
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- WATSON, THOMAS PAINE Antiquarian
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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