Valley of Baca: a record of suffering and triumph
by Smith, Jennie
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Garrigues Brothers, 1885. Hardcover. 288, [2] + 3 leaves of plates, illustrations, boards. 7 x 4.5 in. Bound in publisher's green cloth, blind stamped monogram on front and rear covers; gilt spine titling. Binding cocked slightly. Good. Autobiography. Becomes disabled after a physical injury and ensuing illness; she is cured through faith healing and joins an evangelical circuit. The author was connected to the WCTU.
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310376
- Title
- Valley of Baca: a record of suffering and triumph
- Author
- Smith, Jennie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Garrigues Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1885
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Women; 1880s; Disabled, handicapped, differently-abled;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cloth
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- 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...
- 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....