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History of Providence as Manifested in Scripture / Alexander Carson

2015.7.9

Kathleen V. Roberts Collection of Decorated Publishers' Bindings

1850s

7-3/4 in

Alexander Carson

New York

New York

United States

North America

1852

Publisher's Binding

Bound in dark brown cloth blind stamped front and rear with central device in blind of early publisher's advertising. Titles in gilt to spine. "Colton & Jenkins" blind stamped in outer-most border: "Colton &" on proper right top, "Jenkins" on proper left top. "Bindery" blind stamped on proper right bottom corner, "N. York" on proper left bottom corner. Stamping is reversed on back cover.

Owner's name to front endpaper.

Alexander Carson

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