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Hartford, Conn: S.S. Scranton & Co. 1900. Hard Cover. Reprint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Good/No dust jacket; black embossed cloth of moderate wear & rubbing, blind stamped title monogram, gilt lettering on spinestrip, clean, solid copy, no owner's names, frontis engraving, numerous illustrations and maps, engraved expressly for this work. List of Abbreviations & Contractions, 1017pp. . Good. Hardcover. 1900.

Actual Pic Not Available. Slight toning, Last page (A Map Page) has been torn, spine reinforced, else content appears as unblemished with very good, decorated, light tan, cloth covered boards displaying minor surface/edge wear as shown.Antiquities, Biography, Geography, Natural History and Literature. Shipping/Handling/Insurance/Tracking Included within the continental U.S. (Free Shipping). Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise. Written 7.14.2021AK #6529-1.1622 Img.Downloads

Hartford, CT: S. S. Scranton & Co. G. 1867. Leather binding, black title blocks with gilt lettering on spine, owner's name (Sophia Burgess) stamped on ft cover. . Edge wear, ft joint cracked. .

The works of William Smith as editor demand a certain amount of concentration as the material presented is very thorough; in addition these works were written at a time when the level of education far surpassed what is general today as evidenced by the many writers' inclusion of Greek and Latin quotations with citations but no translations. In other words, the reader was expected to be familiar with languages, particularly with Latin and Greek.
The condition of the actual books themselves is poor. The text blocks, for the most part, are useable though the boards are very fragile in terms of remaining with the book. In particular the spine of Volume 2 is detached at the front edge. Are these books restorable? I don't really know about that, it is the information in them which seems the most important.
The Preface writer says that the work is intended to furnish an account of Christian Antiquities to the time of Charlemagne; beginning at the time of the apostles and ceases at the beginning of what we… Read More

The cover of this book has much wear. A binding was added later as well as pads for the corner's of the book. the previous owners names are written on the inside of the front cover and on the top of the third blank page. The pages are yellowing and tanning. The edges of most of the pages are worn. This is a rare book and dates 147 years old.."There are three books which ought to be found in every household - the Bible, an English dictionary, and a Bible dictionary. The necessity of the first two is universally admitted; and a moment's consideration will show the almost equal importance of the third." - Preface to the edition by the publishers

London: John Murray, 1863. First edition of Smith's Dictionary of the Holy Bible. Octavo, three volumes, bound in full vellum with elaborate gilt tooling to the spine, morocco spine labels lettered in gilt, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, marbled endpapers, all edges red, illustrations with three maps and illustrations throughout text. In near fine condition. Armorial bookplates.