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The Merit and Reward of a Good Intention: A Sermon Preached Before the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia on March 18, 1742.
by Best, William; Phinizy Spalding
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Darien, Georgia : Ashantilly Press, 1968. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. xxv, 32 pages. Hardcover in a tan dust jacket. Binding is one quarter leatherette and marbled paperboards. Minimal wear to the binding. There is moderate wear to the dust jacket, which is rubbed and toned. Jacket also has several small tears along the edges and at the top of the spine. The text is clean and sound. INSCRIBED by Phinizy Spalding on the front end paper, dated February 6, 1969. Illustrated with engravings and a map of the period.
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 051494
- Title
- The Merit and Reward of a Good Intention: A Sermon Preached Before the Trustees of the Colony of Georgia on March 18, 1742.
- Author
- Best, William; Phinizy Spalding
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ashantilly Press
- Place of Publication
- Darien, Georgia
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1968; William Best, D.D.; Phinizy Spalding; Ministers; Sermons; Georgia; Colony of Georgia; Christianity; Religion; History of Religion in America; American South
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sermons; Signed Books & Association Copies; History of Religion in America;
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Pages Past Used and Rare Books
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Octavo
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