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The Land and the Book; or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land
by Thomson, W. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g- to vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1863. Later edition. Hardcover. g- to vg. 8vo. 718pp. Gold and blind-embossed maroon cloth, rebacked retaining part of original spine. Modern endpapers. Color lithographic frontispiece of a scene in Bethlehem, numerous full-page color lithographic plates (protected by tissue guards), as well as b/w in-text illustrations of places, people, flora and fauna of the region. Includes the b/w fold-out map, as published. Text printed with notations by subject in margins, i.e. "Conduct of the Women Before and After Death." Two indexes: "Names and Subjects" and "Scripture Texts Illustrated." The author was a missionary in Syria and Palestine for 25 years. Some age wear and staining on binding, tail of spine bumped. Gold on spine faded. Stamp of previous owner on verso of blank page in front of book. Binding in good-, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21171
- Title
- The Land and the Book; or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land
- Author
- Thomson, W. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g- to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later edition
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- old testament, new testament, bethlehem, jerusalem, nazareth, phoenica, northern palestine, southern palestine, philistia, southern syria
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
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- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- 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....