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The Pleiad: A Series of Abridgments From Seven Distinguished Writers On the Evidences of Christianity (edited) by Francis Wragham, Archdeacon of Cleveland OVERALL CONDITION: GOOD Published by Constable and Co. in 1828 in Edinburgh as part of its “Constable’s Miscellany” series which featured original and selected publications from science, literature, and the arts. The volumes were published over the course of six years. This is volume 26 out of 80 and is a first edition thus compilation of abridged writings and sermons on evidence for Christianity. In contemporary 1/2 leather over mottled paper. Two gilt-lettered spine labels. Blind-stamped bordering. All edges speckled. Vignette title page. Octavo, 5.75” x 3.75”, vii; 300 pp. Collated and complete including ads. Provenance: Bishop Jacob of Limyren in Scotland and St. Margaret Convent in Edinburgh, Scotland The book is in GOOD antiquarian condition for being in boards nearly 200-years-old. Rubbing and cracking of both joints. Rubbed extremities and spine. Chipping of spine labels. Square spine, weakening hinges. Foxing to endpapers and first few and last few pages of book. The occasional spot of foxing or smudge but most of the text is quite clean and bright. Offsetting from vignette title page. Half a dozen bent corners and indentation to upper right corner of much of the text block. Former owner bookplate on front pastedown and stamp of St. Margaret Convent on vignette title page. As a fellow book collector, I know how frustrating it can be when items aren’t accurately described or poorly packaged for shipping. That is why I (1) take a lot of pictures and try to describe condition issues as accurately as possible and (2) pack your book purchases with the utmost care before shipping. I have been selling and buying on eBay for over 10 years and have a 100% satisfaction rating, and offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee 30-day return policy. Please follow me as I have thousands of highly collectible books to list in the coming weeks and months!
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