Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church. Part 1. Abraham to Samuel
by Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner and Company, 1870. Stanley (1815-1881) was the leading liberal theologian of his day, later was Dean of Westminster. His multi-volume history began its publishing history in 1863 (UK), one year later in America. This is a Very Good (Minus) copy of a Later Printing of the First American Edition. Brown cloth binding with gilt lettering. Fold-out map of Palestine, and a chart of the mosque at Hebron. Clean text; 572 pages, indexed, with four pages of publisher's "Condensed Catalog" at the rear. There is a gift inscription dated 1869 on the second free endpaper. The front cover has split but is holding, the corners are bumped, and there is fray at the head and foot of the spine. Please note these condition issues; Quercus offers this book as a Binding Copy, in need of repair or restoration. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later Printing.. Hard Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001719
- Title
- Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church. Part 1. Abraham to Samuel
- Author
- Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Later Printing.
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1870
- Bookseller catalogs
- Judaica;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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