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Life of John Knox
by Thomas McCrie
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Blackwood, Edinburgh and London; fifth edition, 1831. Leather binding with dentelle decoration, both gilt and embossed. Boards have some shelfwear to edges and hinges, and minor bumping at the corners; there is some very minor separation at the top of the front hinges at the back corners of vol I. There is minor scarring on the back panel of vol II. The boards of vol II has some very slight curvature. The text blocks are both in tidy condition. Internally, there is foxing to the inner endpapers and to title page and frontispiece of each vol. The tissue guard for the frontispiece of vol I is missing. A previous owner's bookplate is tipped in to the front endpaper of vol I, and the inside front cover of vol II. The text pages are clean and bright. The bindings are tight. There are no markings or inscriptions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rob Gibson Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2542/D/X
- Title
- Life of John Knox
- Author
- Thomas McCrie
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Blackwood
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1831
Terms of Sale
Rob Gibson Books
30 day return guarantee - if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged I will give a full refund, including original shipping costs, if the item is returned within 30 days of delivery.
About the Seller
Rob Gibson Books
Biblio member since 2017
Winchester, Hampshire
About Rob Gibson Books
Book indexer and part-time secondhand bookseller specialising in published letters and diaries of major and minor historical and literary figures.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- 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...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Dentelle
- Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...
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