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The Life and Letters of Thomas A Becket, Now First Gathered from the Contemporary Historians , in Two Volumes
by Rev. J. A. Giles
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Whittaker & Co., 1846. Both volumes uniformly bound in contemporary tree calf, spines richly gilt, twin labels of red and brown morocco, sides with a gilt castellated border, gilt turn ins,all edges gilt, marbled endpages, armorial bookplates of Christopher Turnor (1809-1886), Stoke Rochford Library, a member of the House of Commons from 1841-1847. Near Fine, gilt at spine of vol. I rubbed, toning to end pages. Finely bound and with good provenance, a quite uncommon biography and collection of the letters of the twelfth-century Archbishop of Canterbury who was murdered in 1162.. First Edition. Full Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007674
- Title
- The Life and Letters of Thomas A Becket, Now First Gathered from the Contemporary Historians , in Two Volumes
- Author
- Rev. J. A. Giles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Whittaker & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1846
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christianity, Islam, Judaism; Fine Bindings; Nineteenth Century;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Fine
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