THE THREE PEARLS; or, Virginity and Martydom
by Daughter of Charity, A
- Used
- good
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Catholic Publication Society, 1875. 1st edition. Cloth. Good. 1st edition. A Good + copy. 12mo., 238 pp. Bound in the publisher's green cloth, decorated and titled in black and gilt stamped design; beveled boards. Moderate wear to the boards, with tips rubbed. Yellow end papers. The end papers are a bit finger-soiled, with an old tape repair. Text beginning to tan. Good +. *** OCLC locates just 2 copies of the 1876 edition, and none of this 1875 1st edition. ***. Both virginity and martydom are combined in each of the "Three Pearls", namely, the three virgin-martyrs, Agnes, Cecilia, and Catherine of Alexander.
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- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23226
- Title
- THE THREE PEARLS; or, Virginity and Martydom
- Author
- Daughter of Charity, A
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- The Catholic Publication Society
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- saints, biography, religion
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Rougemont, North Carolina
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- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...