Woman In Sacred History: A Series Of Sketches Drawn From Scriptural, Historical, And Legendary Sources
by Stowe Beecher, Harriet
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (rubbing to leather edges & corners. leather has scuffs & scratches, moisture-like darkened spots to front. pastedowns/hing
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: J.B. Ford And Company, 1873. Hardcover. Good (rubbing to leather edges & corners. leather has scuffs & scratches, moisture-like darkened spots to front. pastedowns/hinges repaired. opening textblock hinge cracked; front hinge rattled. textblock has a few, less severe splits. instances of light, coffee-like staining to upper & lower pg edges/corners. a few plates detached and laid-in. tissue-guards tanned.). leather boards w/ embossed designs & gilt emblem; gilt spine printing & raised bands; gilt to interior board borders. 400 pgs w/ 25 color plates. all gilt edges. This appears to be an older, handsome rebinding of the original text. Cover pastedown has a small sticker from Thling Brothers Binders And Printers from Kalamazoo Michigan. Pastedown/hinge repair is with a black binding material. Lovely color plates of various important female figures from religion and literature.
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 183968
- Title
- Woman In Sacred History: A Series Of Sketches Drawn From Scriptural, Historical, And Legendary Sources
- Author
- Stowe Beecher, Harriet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (rubbing to leather edges & corners. leather has scuffs & scratches, moisture-like darkened spots to front. pastedowns/hing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.B. Ford And Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1873
- Keywords
- Harriet Beecher Stowe ; Harriet Beecher Stowe ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
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