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BIBLE PICTURES; OR, LIFE SKETCHES OF LIFE-TRUTHS
by IDE, George B
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Boston: D. Lothrop, 1875. First Edition. With the name "Miriam Weekes Lanning, 1878" in gilt on the rear cover. With two interesting obituaries tipped to the front endpaper, one dealing with a four-year-old child dying from scarlet fever. 12mo., pictorial blue cloth, with embossed palm tree and git titles on front cover & spine; all edges gilt; 437 pages. Illustrated.. Very Good (little rubbing & bit of wear to edges).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antic Hay Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56231
- Title
- BIBLE PICTURES; OR, LIFE SKETCHES OF LIFE-TRUTHS
- Author
- IDE, George B
- Illustrator
- Illustrated.
- Format/Binding
- 12mo., pictorial blue cloth, with embossed palm tree and git titles on front cover & spine; all edges gilt; 437 pages
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. With the name "Miriam Weekes Lanning, 1878&q
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- D. Lothrop
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1875
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antic Hay Books
Biblio member since 2007
Asbury Park, New Jersey
About Antic Hay Books
On-line dealer of rare & out-of-print books, specializing in autographs, signed copies & association copies.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
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