Add this copy of Life How Short, Eternity How Long: Gravestone Carving to cart. $42.00, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Nova Scotia Museum.
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Seller's Description:
Good+ (scuffs & smudges to wraps; panel of concentrated foxing to spine edge. edge-wear to wraps; coffee-like splash to lower edge w/ remnants to early pgs. corners rubbed. abrasion to textblock edge w/ miniscule chips to approx 50 opening pgs) Cream wraps w/ grey illustration, black printing. 100 pgs w/ bw illustrations. Upper corners bumped with crimp/crease to page corners. Remains a tightly bound copy. Also, includes a handwritten letter on Nova Scotia Museum letterhead dated January 1979. "This study of Nova Scotia gravestones gives a brief history of the gravestone tradition in the province and takes a more detailed look at the types of stone used, historic trends, popular designs, symbolism and peculiarities of individual carvers. Also includes information on carvers of particular interest."--WorldCat.
