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White, James.
The Eighteen Christian Centuries.
Publisher: William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London;
Date of Publication: 1865
Stock Code: 14832
Fifth edition. Duodecimo, pp., xvi, 511, [1]. Prize binding of full polished calf; spine on five bands, ornamented in gilt to compartments, titled in gilt to red morocco spine label; vignette of Cheltenham College in gilt to upper board within double-fillet gilt border; gilt rolls to edges of boards; gilt rolls to dentelles; all edges marbled; marbled end-papers. Prize bookplate to front paste-down. Joints very lightly rubbed, a few very slight scuffs to boards. Contents clean and neat. Near-fine. A finely bound copy of a work on the history of Christianity, depicting notable events from the birth of Christ, to the Reformation, to the rise of Napoleon. White also wrote Landmarks of the History of England (1858). £85.00