A Summary of the Principal Evidences for the Truth and Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation: Designed chiefly for the use of young persons; To which is added, A Poem on Death
by Porteus, Beilby
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good -
- Seller
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Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Hartford. Conn: Lincoln & Gleason, 1805. Hardcover. Good -. 175, [1] p.; 13 cm. Full calf with gilt rules on spine. The author was Bishop of London from 1787 to his death in 1809 and was very active in opposing the slave trade. In Good- Condition: both joints are separated; leather is crackled; some leather lacking at head of spine; corners of front free endpaper and upper corner of blank leaf following are lacking; hinges are weak; 2.5-cm. tear from top edge of pp. v-vi, without loss of text; scattered light foxing; pages are otherwise clean and tight.
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- Bookseller
- Classic Books and Ephemera (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001109
- Title
- A Summary of the Principal Evidences for the Truth and Divine Origin of the Christian Revelation: Designed chiefly for the use of young persons; To which is added, A Poem on Death
- Author
- Porteus, Beilby
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Lincoln & Gleason
- Place of Publication
- Hartford. Conn
- Date Published
- 1805
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books; Religion & Philosophy;
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- 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...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...