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The Seven Deadly Sinnes of London
by Dekker, Thomas, 1572-1632
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1905. Limited Edition. Octavo. 92 pages, beautifully printed in Cambridge's finest type on handmade paper. This classic work on the seven deadly sins (see the facsimile of original titlepage): The Seuen deadlie Sinns of London. Here the original spelling of Elizabethan England have been retained. Here the seven deadly sins were prominent in the sermons and writings of medieval England with some variation found in Charles Dickens as he depicts the worst of 19th century London. This copy belonged to Charles Edmund Merrill, Jr. (1920-2017) who was both an educator and philanthropist from the fortune of the unbreakable trust his father had established. He was involved in many projects to benefit the poor. Bound in 1/4 vellum over gray-green paper covered boards, paper label lettered in black, spine lettering gilt, light wear to foot of spine and corners, some darkening to spine and board edges, internally clean and bright. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028345
- Title
- The Seven Deadly Sinnes of London
- Author
- Dekker, Thomas, 1572-1632
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1905
- Keywords
- 17th Century London views of Morals; Dickens and the Sins of London
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- 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...
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