The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. [Bound with:] The Gentleman's Calling [And:] Private Devotions
by Allestree, Richard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Contemporary English black goatskin, tooled in gilt with a triple fillet outer border enclosing a double fillet border and a flo
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226745
- Title
- The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. [Bound with:] The Gentleman's Calling [And:] Private Devotions
- Author
- Allestree, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Engraved title vignette of a burning ship and 4 engraved plates. [20], 452, [24], 166 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Contemporary English black goatskin, tooled in gilt with a triple fillet outer border enclosing a double fillet border and a flo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R. Norton for T. Garthwait
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1667
- Keywords
- British | British
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Sets & Fine Bindings;
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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...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Goatskin
- Goatskin, leather made from goat, is durable and easy to dye. The original and finest examples of Morocco binding are goatskin....