The illustrated family Bible ... / with ... wood engravings ... and original notes ... by John Kitto ... To which has been added a series of introductions to the various books ... by ... Canon Birks
by Kitto, John. Birks Canon
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London: James Sangster and Company, 1875. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy bound in half leather over buckram boards. Tearing to the spine with the spine band loosely attached. General wear and tear as with age. Text remains well preserved overall with some staining to the extremities; bright and clean overall. Physical description; xlviii, 1940 p. ; fol. Notes; Previous edition 1855-56, under the title ""The pictorial Bible"". Subjects; Family Bibles. The Holy Bible. Christian Texts.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 327554
- Title
- The illustrated family Bible ... / with ... wood engravings ... and original notes ... by John Kitto ... To which has been added a series of introductions to the various books ... by ... Canon Birks
- Author
- Kitto, John. Birks Canon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: James Sangster and Company
- Date Published
- 1875
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- 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...
- 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....
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...