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The Makers of the Kirk
by T. Ratcliffe Barnett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
T. N. Foulis Ltd, Edinburgh, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. grey end-papers; frontis. illust.; titles; contents; illustrations list; 24 tissue-guarded, tipped-in illustrations in b/w. Printed dedication page reads: "To all true Scots who love Christ's Kirk at home, abroad and on the wave-washed islands of the sea." A history of the Kirks of Scotland & the story of their makers including St. Ringan; St. Columba; the Ionic Monks of Lindisfarne; the Culdees; St. Margaret; Patrick Hamilton; George Wishart; John Knox; Charles II & many more. At the back are 4 pages of publisher's titles. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 312 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Previous owner's book-plate laid in (John Gilchrist). Deckled outer & bottom edges (rough cut). Top edge gilt in good condition. Gilt titles spine & front. brown cloth. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: History; Church History; Theology; Scottish Churches; Scotland; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 3940. .
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- Bookseller
- Bookbarrow
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3940
- Title
- The Makers of the Kirk
- Author
- T. Ratcliffe Barnett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. N. Foulis Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1915
- Keywords
- BZDB227 History/Genealogy/Local History/Kirks/Church History/Theology/Scottish Churches/Scottish History//Church of Scotland History; Church History; Theology; Scottish Churches; Scotland; Genealogy & Local History. Unbranded T. Ratcliffe Barnett Th
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- First Edition
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Octavo
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- Cloth
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