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The Way of Life
by Hodge, Charles
- Used
- Condition
- Collectible - VeryGood
- Seller
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Argillite, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, 1841. New Edition. Leather bound. Collectible - VeryGood. W. G. Armstrong. 5"x7.5"; 334 pages; 22kt Gilt edges. Spine Gilt emboss and lettering; ribbed spine, dark brown leather; frontispiece with tissue - Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I set before you the Way of Life" engraving; IX chapters; Hodge was Professor in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.; Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Blind stamping and beautiful tooling. Dentelle. Not x-library. Rub to edge of spine, corners, and edges. Unmarked. Engraving on Title Page of angel holding a Bible. Written for the American Sunday-School Union, and revised by the Committee of Publication.
Paper cracked along gutter at front end page; Spine edges worn, corners worn, edge wear & rubs, no writings, spine straight, binding tight! Personal inscription on end page faded. Beautiful frontispiece w/tissue engraved by W.G. Armstrong & another one on half-title page. Contents include: Chapter 1 - the Scriptures are the Word of God; Chapter II - Sin; Chapter III - Causes of Indifference to the Charge of Sin...and more....totaling IX chapters.
Paper cracked along gutter at front end page; Spine edges worn, corners worn, edge wear & rubs, no writings, spine straight, binding tight! Personal inscription on end page faded. Beautiful frontispiece w/tissue engraved by W.G. Armstrong & another one on half-title page. Contents include: Chapter 1 - the Scriptures are the Word of God; Chapter II - Sin; Chapter III - Causes of Indifference to the Charge of Sin...and more....totaling IX chapters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blacks Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75
- Title
- The Way of Life
- Author
- Hodge, Charles
- Illustrator
- W. G. Armstrong
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible - VeryGood
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- American Sunday-School Union
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1841
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About the Seller
Blacks Bookshop
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Argillite, Kentucky
About Blacks Bookshop
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- G
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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....
- Title Page
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- 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...
- X-Library
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- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- 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...
- New
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