Moral Lessons and Stories from the Proverbs of Solomon
by Strickland, Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GOOD+
- Seller
-
Fountain Hills, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: John S Taylor, 1839. First Edition . Hard Cover, Cloth, NOT XLIB. GOOD+. 12mo. Cloth lightly faded and lightly worn at corners. Gilt cover decoration still bright. Tight, solid binding. Light foxing and stains on a few pages, none affecting text. Old owner signatures (1860's) and a bookplate. Really good condition considering the age. About 10 engravings, of which one has a small closed tear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gilboe Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 09103
- Title
- Moral Lessons and Stories from the Proverbs of Solomon
- Author
- Strickland, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover, Cloth, NOT XLIB
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John S Taylor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1839
- Size
- 12mo
- Keywords
- RARE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gilboe Books
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Fountain Hills, Arizona
About Gilboe Books
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SELLING FINE USED AND RARE BOOKS SINCE 1986!
Online store (Amazon, ABE, and Alibris. Ebay.) Questions gladly answered. Scans, pictures available. Professional bookseller for over 25 years.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.