Scenes in a Vestry:. Being an Account of the Late Controversy in the South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta
de Weston, D.C
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+. No DJ as Issued.
- Librería
-
Portland, Maine, United States
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Augusta, ME: William R. Smith & Co, 1841. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+. No DJ as Issued.. First Edition. Hardcover. Author focuses his critique on the Rev. Benjamin Tappan and his "clique" of religious police and what he sees as their "regular encroachment upon that liberty wherewith Christ has made his followers free." Under Tappan's conservative approach to the church, dancing became "a sore evil" and the community began to splinter. Weston's account has is widely respected and quite scholarly. A handsome copy of this rather scarce and significant work. Light shelf/edge wear, light rubbing/wear at spine, minor wear at hinges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Brown cloth boards, gilt lettering, in blind decorative elements. 12mo. 228pp.
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 6354
- Título
- Scenes in a Vestry:. Being an Account of the Late Controversy in the South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta
- Autor
- Weston, D.C
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+. No DJ as Issued.
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- William R. Smith & Co
- Lugar de publicación
- Augusta, ME
- Fecha de publicación
- 1841
- Palabras clave
- Maine Material
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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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
