Dictionary of the Bible: comprising its antiquities, biography, geography and natural history. / Edited by William Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, William, 1813-1893.

Contributor:

S. S. Scranton Co., publisher.

E.B. & R.C. Treat (Firm), publisher.

H.H. Bancroft and Company, publisher.

Canvassing and Sample Book Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Subscription Publishing Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Dictionaries.

Bible.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Dummies (Bookselling)--Specimens.

Dummies (Bookselling).

Booksellers and bookselling--Colportage, subscription etc.

Bookbinding--Specimens.

Bookbinding.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Specimens.

Prospectuses.

Subscription lists (Publishing)

Penn Provenance:

Zinman, Michael (donor) (Canvassing Collection copy)

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

[Canvassing book].

Place of Publication:

Hartford, Conn. : S. S. Scranton & Co., 1867.

Notes:

Canvassing book consisting of specimen leaves and illustrations; full broadside prospectus; preprinted subscription order leaves.

Binding: leather binding with 1 leather spine sample mounted to front pastedown and 1 cloth spine sample mounted to rear pastedown.

"The Work can be obtained through our Distributing Agents, and will be sold by Subscription" on prospectus.

Not in Arbour.

Local Notes:

Zinman 1477a has evidence of use by a child to practice drawing.

OCLC:

916599021