GODS OF INDIA: A Brief Description of Their History, Character & Worship
by Martin, Rev. E. Osborn
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London & Toronto/New York: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd./E. P. Dutton & Company, 1914. 330 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding lightly soiled and rubbed. Top edge gilt. Light scattered foxing. Ink markings at top edge of front blank endpaper. Blank endpapers age toned. Light toning to few leaves due to papers/bookmarks that were once laid-in (?). Illust. w/ b/w plates.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good to Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22974WHAS
- Title
- GODS OF INDIA: A Brief Description of Their History, Character & Worship
- Author
- Martin, Rev. E. Osborn
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd./E. P. Dutton & Company
- Place of Publication
- London & Toronto/New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- WORLD HISTORY TRAVEL SOUTH ASIA INDIA RELIGION HINDU GODS HINDUISM RELIGIOUS SYSTEM HINDU MYTHOLOGY NONFICTION GENERAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Mythology;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Jacket
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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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- First Edition
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