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The Messiah
by Montgomery, Robert
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Rosemont, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: John Turrill, 1834. Red morocco spine gilt professionally rebacked over marbled boards with matching marbled end papers. 5 raised bands. Edges red sprinkled. 10 color, tissue titled plates, plus a color missal title. Woodcut on p. 246 of The Crucifixion by John Franklin. Lithographic luminous plates colored under the direction of Charles Simpson and they are splendid.. Fourth Edition. Half-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Various. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Trade.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Title Page ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W30905
- Title
- The Messiah
- Author
- Montgomery, Robert
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Turrill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1834
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Terms of Sale
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About The Title Page ABAA
Approximately 60,000 books displayed in our storefront with another 50,000 in an available storage facility. It is a general, out of print, and antiquarian book store. A gem in the heart of Rosemont, we believe in personal service to the customer. We also search for books.
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- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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