St augustine saint bernard (3 risultati)

Condizione: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Venetiis [Venezia]: apud Nicolaum Pezzana, 1731, Later Edition. Contemporary vellum binding with gilt tiles to a brown morocco label, vellum darkened and stained, illustrated title page with bishop and cherub, title page partially detached, considerable nineteeth century shirthand marginalia in the form of diary entries. The reverse of the title page has a private library stamp of 'B' with a crown and an inscription in ink beneath it "To my dear nephew Douglas Wickham, Ash Wednesday 1882". From a slip to the front of the volume "This book of meditations contains what appears to be a form of spiritual diary, with dates and places of entries and readings ( e.g. 'Leamington June 8/43 6am'; 'Holybourne March 1 1858'; 'Admouth June 24 1870'; Fonthill May 22 1839') and a considerable number of page references in the back". Provenance: dedicated to Douglas Wickham, stamped 'B' with a crown. Approximately 4 ¾ inches tall. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to a brown morocco label, darkened to the vellum. Joints good condition rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition rubbed and worn, darkened to the vellum. Page edges good condition tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition much annotation. End papers good condition much annotation. Title good condition tanned, partially detached. Pages good condition tanned, marginalia. Binding good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1731 Binding: Hardback.…

Early seventeenth century Cologne edition of St Augustine with the bookplate of a Manxman. Smart recent full crushed brown morocco binding with new endpapers and the bookplate of 'Ralph S Eves' relaid on the front pastedown; Eves's different bookplate also appears on the final pastedown with the Isle of Man's symbol and motto. Title page browned and laid down with a some loss to the lower, outer corner of the leaf made good. Old ownership signatures inked out. Text browned but clean. [8] pp382 [16] A very good copy. Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item.…