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Biblia Pauperum: Conteynynge Thirty And Eight Wodecuttes Illustrating The Liif, Parablis, and Miraclis offe Oure Blessid Lord & Saviour Jhesus Crist, With the Propre Descrypciouns therof extracted fro the Originall Texte offe John Wiclif, Somtyme Rector of Lutterworth. Preface by the late Very Reverend Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., Dean of Westminster
by Wiclif, John
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- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: A. C. Armstrong & Son, 1885. Limited ed. Vellum. Very Good. 5 3/4 x 8 inches. Illustrated with Woodcuts. Text is easily legible, woodcuts are crisp and clean. Gift inscription from previous owner on endpaper (1884-1953), possibly of Northampton, MA, on the occasion of his first Christmas. Interior pages are uncut with some chipped and tears to edges, some foxing spots and smudges. Pages are wavy to the touch. Endpapers have some foxing and smudges, small tear to paper on front hinge Number 90 of a limited edition of 375: "This edition consists of three hundred and seventy-five copies printed for America by Unwin Brothers, of London, England". "Imprynted atte the sign offe The Grasshopper, bye Unwin Brothers, The Gresham presse, inne Little Bridge Street, inne the parish offe S. Anne's, Blackfriars, and to bee solde bye T. Fisher Unwin, atte hise shop inne Paternofter Square, inne the Citie offe London, England". Top page edge rouged. Bound in contemporary full vellum binding with gilt cober design and gilt lettering and design to spine with two working engraved metal clasps. Cover corners are lightly bumped. Spine ends and corners are rubbed with small tears. Covers lightly soiled. wear to joints. A scarce title.
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- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1872
- Title
- Biblia Pauperum: Conteynynge Thirty And Eight Wodecuttes Illustrating The Liif, Parablis, and Miraclis offe Oure Blessid Lord & Saviour Jhesus Crist, With the Propre Descrypciouns therof extracted fro the Originall Texte offe John Wiclif, Somtyme Rector of Lutterworth. Preface by the late Very Reverend Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, D.D., Dean of Westminster
- Author
- Wiclif, John
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited ed
- Publisher
- A. C. Armstrong & Son
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1885
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About the Seller
St. Wulfstans Books
Biblio member since 2009
Fayetteville, Arkansas
About St. Wulfstans Books
St. Wulfstan's specializes in antiquarian religious books, especially Bibles, Prayer Books, and other texts in the Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal or Presbyterian traditions. We are known for our extensive inventory of liturgical texts (such as the Book of Common Prayer) and related books.The inventory ranges from historically significant and very rare texts to affordable copies of prayer books from the U.S. and Great Britain.
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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