Gesta Christi: A History of Humane Progress Under Christianity
by Brace, C. Loring
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1882. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 520 pages, indexed. Hardcover in green cloth. EX LIBRARY BOOK WITH FULL MARKINGS. Binding is scuffed, has soil marks and rubbing .Spine has tape residue near foot. Headcap is bumped , has small tear in cloth on left side. Foot has fraying. Bottom of text block has stamp marks from a library. Front pastedown has bookplate from Davis Memorial Library at Methodist College , noting the book is from the Allen C. Lee Collection. Mr. Lee has signed the front flyleaf and noted "Red Springs, NC 3/4 1948". A 1 inch long chip is removed from top of front flyleaf. Signature not affected. Rear pastedown has a card pocket affixed to it and a card within. A modern bar code is at the bottom edge. Rear gutter is broken. Still attached near foot. Cords show. Title page has stamp mark from Rev Lee's private library. A penciled notation on copyright page. Library blindstamp on preface page.
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- Seller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 051465
- Title
- Gesta Christi: A History of Humane Progress Under Christianity
- Author
- Brace, C. Loring
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1882; C. Loring Brace; Christianity; History of Christianity;
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of Christianity;
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