The Church in the Catacombs: A Description of the Primitive Church of Rome, Illustrated by Its Sepulchral Remains

Maitland, Charles

Published by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1846

About this Item

Good ; No jacket. 1846 Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London. NOT ex-library. Hardcover is full bound in green leather with five raised bands; gilt decorations on panels and bands; gilt ruled borders on covers. Blind-stamped borders on covers inside ruled borders, as well as on inner edges of covers. Edges of covers have gilt stamped borders. All page edges gilt. Light yellow endpapers. Illustration on title page in red. Black and white illustrations; one fold-out plate. Rear hinge partially cracked, but still strong. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with some fraying at tips and spine ends. Spine ends rubbed. Covers have moderate edge wear and surface rubbing with a few nicks in the leather. Leather is in good condition with no deterioration. Typed bookplate on front endpaper. Pages lightly and uniformly tanned but still supple. One page has a sentence written in pencil in the bottom margin. No other markings on pages. 312 pages. No dust jacket. Carefully packed, shipped in a box.

Seller Inventory # 10373

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Church in the Catacombs: A Description of the Primitive Church of Rome, Illustrated by Its Sepulchral Remains
• Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans
• Publication Date: 1846
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Archeology
  • Rome
  • Architecture