Sacred tropology : or, A brief view of the figures, and explication of the metaphors, contained in Scripture
1802, First Edition. Berwick : Printed for the booksellers, by H. Richardson. Good copy in contemporary full leather over boards, now somewhat surface-worn. Corners slightly bumped, with substantial wear to the panel edges. Spine gilt-tooled with raised bands and leather labels, the former rubbed along with joints and endbands. Headband lacking at its extremity. Nineteenth century ownership marks to front free endpaper. Preliminary and final leaves foxed, with the interior showing only the expected faint foxing and offsetting of age. A well-preserved example overall. Item #475322
Physical description; 417, [1] pages ; 18 cm. Subjects; Bible – Language, style. Figures of speech in the Bible. Metaphor in the Bible. Biblical criticism. 19th century.
Price: €65.00