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A Selection From the Christian Advices Issued by the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, Held in London
by Society of Friends
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Dublin: John Jones, 1815. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A very scarce 1815 edition of the Quaker handbook, 'calculated to promote the advancement of Christian knowledge'. A very scarce 1815 edition of this account of the advice given at the yearly meeting of the Quakers in London.A scarce Dublin edition of this work.In a cloth library binding, with the bookplate of the Mercantile Library Philadelphia to the front pastedown and rear free endpaper, with their stamp to the title page, and to the head of a further leaf.Offering insight into the inner workings of early nineteenth century Quakers. Rebound in a cloth library binding, with endpapers renewed. Paper label to back strip tail. Library bookplates to front pastedown and rear free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Stamp to title page head, and head of a further leaf. Pages a touch age toned, but otherwise clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 900F15
- Title
- A Selection From the Christian Advices Issued by the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, Held in London
- Author
- Society of Friends
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Jones
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1815
- Size
- 7" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- Christian Advices quakers society of friends mercantile library philadelphia quakers
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Library Binding
- A type of reinforced binding designed for libraries, schools, or other applications where a book might experience high...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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