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The Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: And the Lives and Sufferings of His Holy Apostles and Evangelists by Rev. John Fleetwood, D.D., with notes by Rev. J. Newton Brown, D.D. Published by Wm. Garretson & Co. (Philadelphia, PA; Galesburg, IL; Nashville, TN), 1870.
A substantial 19th-century devotional classic, also including "A History of the Jews from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time." Illustrated with engraved plates, including a frontispiece portrait of "Our Saviour." Original decorative embossed leather boards with a gilt-lettered oval cartouche on the front cover, gilt-titled spine ("Life of Christ"), and gilt-edged page tops.
Condition — sold as-is, please review photos closely:
• Binding shows significant age wear: leather is dry, worn, and rubbed at corners and edges; spine head has chipping/tearing with a small area of loss
• Front hinge is cracked/starting to separate from heavy use — book is intact but handle with care
• Interior text block is complete and legible, with foxing and scattered staining throughout (common for a book of this age)
• Owner name/pencil markings on the front pastedown
• Front cover gilt medallion is worn/faded but present
• A genuine 150+ year old antique — sold for its history and display value
Great for collectors of antiquarian religious texts, 19th-century Americana, or as a decorative shelf piece.
