Vie de Jesus
by Ernest Renan
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Calmann Levy, c1867. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. The enormously popular work on the life of Jesus, published in the original French language. French language. Thirteenth edition. A widely read work on the life of Jesus written following the sudden death of the author's sister during their travels in Ottoman Syria and Palestine. The work argues that Jesus purified himself of "Jewish traits," infusing race into theology and insisting the superiority of Christianity. Written by Ernest Renan, a French Orientalist and Semitic scholar. In the original quarter calf binding with patterned boards. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Small marks to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 867T6
- Title
- Vie de Jesus
- Author
- Ernest Renan
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Calmann Levy
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- c1867
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Vie Jesus Renan Jesus
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...