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The good Samaritan, or, Sick man's friend
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Accession number
12346.D
Title
The good Samaritan, or, Sick man's friend
Author
Johnston, William
Publisher
Philadelphia : L. Johnson
Date
1841
Dimensions
14 cm x 8 cm x 2.5 cm
Call number
Am 1841 Joh
Binding type
hollow back
quarter cloth
Sewing pattern
2-on
Sewing supports
2 cords
Sewing stations
4
Kerfs
yes
First text attachment
inside
glued
frayed
Text attachment
2 cords
Reinforcing strip
no
Spine lining
not known
Waste sheet
yes, full
Bookcloth color
brown
Bookcloth grain code
Rib3
Bookcloth grain name
rib (10-13/cm.)
Bookcloth type
Grained
Board construction
laminated
Board thickness
1 mm
Endpapers
plain
Front board decoration
undecorated
Back board decoration
undecorated
Spine decoration
paper label
title on spine
Titling
type
Text edges
trimmed - plain
Endbands
none
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