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The Old Testament in Art From the Creation of the World to the Death of Moses.
Rev. Canon J. Dobell; Rev. R. C. Gillie; Rev. R. J. Campbell; Dr. Hans W. Singer; Léonce Bénédite; W. Shaw Sparrow [ed.]
[1905]
Hodder and Stoughton : London
11.5" by 8.5"
[9], 10-208pp.
SUMMARY
A first edition of this collection of theological artwork, uniquely bound in a beautiful hand embroidered, linen wrap.
Decorative Binding,First Edition,Illustrated,Leather Binding,With Dustwrapper,Collated Complete
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 2 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 29.99
EU Postage: £ 21.99
European Postage: £ 23.99
Asia Postage: £ 37.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99
DESCRIPTION
A first edition of this lovely work.
Bound in a full calf, prize binding for The King's School, Chester. Covered in a beautiful, hand embroidered green linen wrap, depicting a palm leaf with the Alpha and Omega greek letters beneath with a charming embroidered border.
Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-one leaves of photograveur and monochrome plates and further paginated, full page and in-text illustrations. Collated, complete.
A thoughfully produced compendium of the Old Testament in art, copiously illustrated and edited by Welsh art and architectural writer, Walter Shaw Sparrow.
CONDITION
Bound in a full calf, prize binding with a hand embroidered linen wrap. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing with the odd marks to boards and extremities. Bookplate to front paste down. Linen wrap, smart. Fading to front wrap and spine, less faded to fly leaves and rear wrap. Slight edgewear and loss to linen, mostly at head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered spotting throughout, heaviest to first and last leaves.
Overall Condition: Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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