Rays from the East: Or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures Derived Principally from the Manners, Customs, Rites, and Antiquities of Eastern Nations
by J H C
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Religious Tract Society Undated (circa 1890s) new edition, large square 8vo, 256pp + 8pp ads, umpteen engravings, green boards with onlaid vignette of oasis scene in gilt centre upper board; decorations to fr board and spine; previous owner's prominent inscription to ffep with spotting to both fr and back endpapers; fore-edge of upper cover somewhat rubbed and splashed as a result of damping at some time with mild wear to extrems, still not a bad example of these Edwardian gems; G/VG Copy. New Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37634
- Title
- Rays from the East: Or Illustrations of the Holy Scriptures Derived Principally from the Manners, Customs, Rites, and Antiquities of Eastern Nations
- Author
- J H C
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Religious Tract Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Travel & Exploration, Illustrated Books, Middle East, Holy Land
- Bookseller catalogs
- Topography; Illustrated Books;
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About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
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