The Land and the Book or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land
by Thomson, W. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g- to vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1901. Later printing. Hardcover. g- to vg. Octavo. XVIII, 19-718pp. Original full calf with gold borders on covers and gilt-tooling and lettering on spine. Blind-stamped dentelle. Marbled endpapers. All edges marbled. Tinted lithographic frontispiece. Engraved vignette on title-page. Decorative initials. Fascinating work on the History and Setting of the Bible. While describing the various districts of the Holy Land and noting their ancient sites, their past history, and their present state, the author has sought to gather at every step contributions towards the illustration of the inspired text from every local source. This fascinating work is profusely illustrated with 1 large colored fold-out map, 1 fold-out plan of Jerusalem and 12 exquisite tinted lithographs (including frontispiece) and numerous b/w in-text and full-page illustrations. Age-wear on binding with rubbing along edges, joints and on corners. Gold lettering and tooling partly faded on spine. Calf partly cracked along spine. Ex-libris of previous owner on inside of front board. Minor and sporadic foxing throughout. Binding in overall good-, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21180
- Title
- The Land and the Book or Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land
- Author
- Thomson, W. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g- to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Geography of the Bible, History of the Bible, Engravings, Tinted lithographs, Illustrated, Reference
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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