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Bibliotheca Parochialis &c. or a Scheme of Such Theological and Other Heads as seem requisite to be perus'd or Occasionally consulted by the Reverend Clergy.
by Thomas Bray
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed by S.H. for R. Wilkin, 1707. Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 20cm x 13cm. 8vo. Original full leather rebacked in leather with raised bands, label, attractive. Vol.1, but a second volume was never published. [68], 412pp Library plate to inside paste-down. Very good. Bray was well-known for establishing parish libraries in both UK and the colonies. His proposals are elaborated in this book and his activities sustained through the SPCK. The importance of this book should not be under-estimated in the history of the library (see Godly Reading by Cambers (pp 144-145)
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- Bookseller
- Butler Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1144
- Title
- Bibliotheca Parochialis &c. or a Scheme of Such Theological and Other Heads as seem requisite to be perus'd or Occasionally consulted by the Reverend Clergy.
- Author
- Thomas Bray
- Format/Binding
- Original leather over raised bands
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by London: Printed by S.H. for R. Wilkin (1707)
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1707
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- bibliography, books, catalogue, bookseller, bray, new england, library,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Bibliography;
- Size
- 20cm x 13cm
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Butler Rare Books
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Castlethorpe, Buckinghamshire
About Butler Rare Books
Antiquarian books and early medieval manuscripts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
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