Ball, Bat and Bishop; 5000 Years of Sport
de Robert W. Henderson
- Usado
- Bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Bueno/very good
- Librería
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
New York: Rockport Press, 1947. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good. First edition (stated). Quite scarce. Hardcover in buff buckram cloth decorated in brown. xx +220 pp. Index and bibliography.Illustrated. A cornerstone title that traces the history of games with balls from ancient times. With an extensive section on baseball and also chapters on tennis, football, golf, billiards, and obscure games such as stoolball and "bridal ball". A generally fine example but with a bookplate on the front free endpaper and newspaper clipping about the author affixed to the front pastedown.In very good jacket with a 1" chip to the head of the spine and rubbing to the spine folds.
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Detalles
- Librería
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- E19944
- Título
- Ball, Bat and Bishop; 5000 Years of Sport
- Autor
- Robert W. Henderson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- very good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Rockport Press
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1947
- Palabras clave
- baseball. sports, balls, history, ancient,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Baseball;
Términos de venta
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
TRACKING AND INSURANCE AT OPTION OF BUYER. ON UNINSURED ITEMS, OUR RESPONSIBILITY ENDS WITH PROOF OF SHIPPING---NO EXCEPTIONS! Books are returnable if misdescribed; we must be notified within 48 hours of receipt if making a return. We conform to accepted ABAA grading. "First edition" means "first printing" unless noted; if it doesn't say it has a jacket then it doesn't; faults such as ownership signatures, price clipping, etc. will be noted in the listing. Member ABAA, ILAB, ABNJ.
Sobre el vendedor
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
Sobre The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
