IN PRAISE OF WISDOM
by Holy Bible
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Austin, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
[CARADOC PRESS] [BIBLE] IN PRAISE OF WISDOM. Chiswick: Caradoc Press, 1902. First edition, one of 350 copies printed. Original full brown pigskin, with trio of stylized lotus flowers on front cover, t.e.g., silk marker, uncut, printed in red and black, with edges colored yellow. Extracts from the canonical and uncanonical books of the Bible. Fine copy in a distinctive and appealing binding, signed by Bumpus. Tomkinson 8. Ransom, p. 225.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mac Donnell Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14338
- Title
- IN PRAISE OF WISDOM
- Author
- Holy Bible
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- CARADOC PRESS , HOLY BIBLE , FINE PRINTING , RELIGION , BINDING , BUMPUS BINDING
Terms of Sale
Mac Donnell Rare Books
15 day return guarantee if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Mac Donnell Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Austin, Texas
About Mac Donnell Rare Books
The owner of Mac Donnell Rare Books is a former rare book librarian and widely published bibliographer with more than 40 years experience in rare books. We maintain a fine rare book inventory of 19th and 20th century American and English literary first editions, association copies, and autographs, with a specialty in Mark Twain. We also offer qualified tax and insurance appraisals, and library development consultation.
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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