The John Rylands Library Manchester: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Manuscript and Printed Copies of the Scriptures, Illustrating the History of the Transmission of the Bible, Shown in the Main Library from March to December, 1911
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester: University Press, 1911. 1st Edition . Very Good. 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23.5 cm). Dark blue buckram binding with red leather title label to spine. Outer and lower page edges untrimmed. A little light marking to boards. Tanning to free endpapers, light foxing to page edges, clean text throughout. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper (Arnold Yates). Catalogue of the remarkable exhibition held to commemorate the tricentenary of the King James Bible. Exhibits included a 42 line Gutenberg Bible, the first Bibles published in Dutch, French, German and Italian; Caxton's Golden Legend and many more. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: xiv, 128
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- Bookseller
- Tarrington Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1211J068
- Title
- The John Rylands Library Manchester: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Manuscript and Printed Copies of the Scriptures, Illustrating the History of the Transmission of the Bible, Shown in the Main Library from March to December, 1911
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University Press
- Place of Publication
- Manchester
- Date Published
- 1911
- Size
- 6 x 9 inches (15 x 23.5 cm)
- Keywords
- 1211J, Bibliography, Literary_Criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion, Spirituality & New Age; Literary Criticism & Bibliography;
Terms of Sale
Tarrington Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Tarrington Books
Biblio member since 2015
Tarrington, Herefordshire
About Tarrington Books
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Bookplate
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- 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....
- 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...