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The Life of Christ. With original Illustrations
by Frederic W. Farrar
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/none as issued
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., ca. 1880. Later printing. Cloth. Very good/none as issued. A beautiful edition in very good condition. [n.d.] Burgundy cloth and gilt cover and title stamping. Roundbacked binding. Cloth on spine is bubbling. All edges bright gilt. Black endpapers. Mild foxing. Color map frontis, illustrated throughout. 778 pp. Frederic William Farrar, (born Aug. 7, 1831, Bombay, India—died March 22, 1903, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.), popular English religious writer and author of a sentimental novel of school life, Eric; or, Little by Little (1858). In 1856 Farrar became a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and later accepted an assistant mastership at Harrow School. Eric was followed by Julian Home (1859) and St. Winifred’s (1862). Farrar was also an expert philologist; his Essay on the Origin of Language (1860) earned him a fellowship of the Royal Society. His Life of Christ (1874) ran through 30 editions in as many years. In 1876 Farrar became canon of Westminster Abbey and in 1883 archdeacon. He was dean of Canterbury from 1895 until his death." - Britannica
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Details
- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1180
- Title
- The Life of Christ. With original Illustrations
- Author
- Frederic W. Farrar
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- none as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- ca. 1880
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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Gridley, California
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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
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- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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