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Friends of a Half Century; Fifty Memorials with Portraits of Members of the Society of Friends 1840-90
por William Robinson [ed]
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Very Good Indeed
- Livreiro
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Edward Hicks , 1891. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 6". None . The uncommon first edition of this volume comprised of memorials with portraits of fifty Quakers from 1840-90. A charming first edition edited by William Robinson, who presents fifty biographical sketches of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded in c1650 by George Fox, they are devoted to peaceful principles. These members are known as Quakers. Each memorial is accompanied by a portrait. Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and some bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. With some minor faint damp marking to the front and rear board, barely noticeable. Internally, firmly bound. With some spotting affecting the fore edge and the first and last few leaves, otherwise the pages are generally very clean throughout, with only some offsetting to the occasional leaf. Some leaves are unopened, including the title page. Illustrated with a portrait per memorial. Collated, complete. Very Good Indeed
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 787A20
- Título
- Friends of a Half Century; Fifty Memorials with Portraits of Members of the Society of Friends 1840-90
- Autor
- William Robinson [ed]
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encadernação
- Cloth
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Edward Hicks
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1891
- Dimensão
- 10" by 6"
- Palavras-chave
- quaker religious society of friends first editions religious society of friends
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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.
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- First Edition
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- Shelf Wear
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- Title Page
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- Fore Edge
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- Unopened
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Cloth
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