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Christian's Pattern: or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. In Four Books
by a Kempis, Thomas and George Stanhope (tr. and ed.)
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed by M. Roberts for D. Brown, 1704. Fourth edition. Leather_bound. Very Good. 4 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches. [12] + 339 + [3] + 45 + [1] pages. Pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling or staining. A few marginal losses without affecting text. This copy with no engravings. Bound in full contemporary calf with old rebacking and original spine relaid, coated with PVAR. Spine chipped and corners rounded. Spine with five (false) raised bands with gilt rules. Red morocco spine label with title in gilt. lettering. A very good clean reading copy of this important translation of this classic devotional.
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Details
- Bookseller
- St. Wulfstans Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1956
- Title
- Christian's Pattern: or, a Treatise of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. In Four Books
- Author
- a Kempis, Thomas and George Stanhope (tr. and ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Publisher
- Printed by M. Roberts for D. Brown
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1704
Terms of Sale
St. Wulfstans Books
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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.
Glossary
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
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