Josiah l porter (9 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Poor. The spine is badly torn, and there is age wear throughout.; Vol. 3; Color Photographs; The spinal cover is missing, and there is age wear throughout. Illustrated by Robert E. M. Bain (illustratore).

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Edges worn. Text block good.; Volume 3 only.; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Edges worn. Text block good.; Volume 2 only. Printed in 1916; Folio 13" - 23" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Full 4 Volume Set published in 1911. Black blind stamped cloth boards with gold lettering on spines, black endpapers, and marbled page edges. Boards have some rubbing on edges, and especially on corners. Spines are partially detached from books and are reinforced with some sort of old black tape (the spine of Volume 1 has quite a bit of tattering and chipping). Volume 1 has marginalia, and Volume 4 has marginalia. In these two Volumes some pages are partially loose and some page edges that are partially loose have some edge tattering. There are a small number of pages that are also fully detached, but are still in their proper order. Volumes 2 & 3 have no detached or loose pages. These are large and heavy tomes with extensive references and comments as well as expository notes by various old biblical scholars (such as Henry Cooke and John Brown). Inv. # 12198. This is an oversize set, international or priority orders will be charged additional shipping. Bain, Robert E. M. (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. Spines taped with brown tape and title neatly stamped on the spine cover. Free end pages replaced. Covers worn,; 4 volumes. Volume 1, Genesis - Joshua. Volume 2, Judges - Song of Solomon. Volume 3, Isaiah - Malachi. Volume 4, the New Testament.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Faded, soiled and worn black boards with gilt print on cover and along spine. Blind-stamped decoration to covers and spine. Extremities are rubbed, few small tears starting. Corners are bumped and rubbed, through the cloth at bottom. Gutters are split at rear endpapers and page prior to title, where there is a fold out map in great shape. Binding is otherwise solid throughout. Decorated endpapers. Interior is age-toned with some signs of foxing and the occasional spot of soiling, text and images remain clean and clear. Photographs by Prof. Robert E. M. Bain. Publishing copyright from 1896 by N.D. Thompson Publishing Co.…

Hard Cover. First Edition. Four volumes, generally very good+ with no dust jackets in the original binding. Black cloth boards with leather spines and corners, marbled page edges. Slight loss at spine ends and corners, spine is a little sunned (but gilt is still bright). Hinges are tight on all four volumes. Accompanying the text of the Bible are color photographs, b&w photographs and color maps of the present day areas where events in the Bible occurred. Over 2000 pages in all, Genesis to Revelation. A nice set that has hundreds of photos of turn of the century Middle East areas. Marbled page edges; no names or other markings anywhere in the books. A large four volume set will require additional shipping charges.…

Full Leather. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Volume one: Genesis-Joshua. Black cover chipped and scuffed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. PGs clean, tight and unmarked. Volume two: Judges-Song of Solomon. Black cover scuffed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. PGs clean tight and unmarked. Volume three: Isaiah to Malachi. Black cover and scuffed with edgewear. Spine has gold gilt writing. Pgs clean, tight and unmarked. Volume four: The New Testament. Black cover rubbed with edgwear. Spine has gold gilt writing. Pgs clean tight and browning. Book has a fold out map of the bible lands after the fep. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. An early edition of an insightful travelogue on the historic Middle Eastern region, with beautifully engraved plates showing different ruins. An early edition of The Giant Cities of Bashan; and Syria's Holy Places, a travelogue on the historic Middle Eastern region, written by Irish missionary Josiah Leslie Porter. Published in 1867, first published in 1865. In the publisher's decorative original purple binding. Contains an engraved frontispiece of Bosrah, with all six other engraved plates. Collated complete. A region that is special to his heart for his missionary work there, Porter tells of the historic beauty of the sites across Syria, Lebanon and its surrounding regions, and the biblical stories associated with each. His popular travelogue is also significant for arguing that the ruins of Bashan were originally built before Hebrew settlement. In the publisher's decorative original purple binding. Externally, mostly smart, with slight fading to the spine, and bumping to the head and tail, and to the extremities. A couple of faint marks and slight fading to front joint. Brown end papers are mostly clean, with wear to end paper hinges, heavier to rear end paper hinge with loosening rear pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally clean with age toning and minor browning to leaf extremities. Very Good. Not Stated (illustratore). book. …