THE COMPLETE SPORTSMAN. (Compiled from the Occasional Papers of Reginald Drake Biffin.) de GRAHAM, Harry

Edward Arnold, 1914. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1914. 300 pages. No dust jacket. Green pictorial cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Hinges are cracked, with some exposed netting and a loose binding. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are a mildly crushed, with small splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine.

New.

London : Edward Arnold & Co., 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; vii, [1], 205, [1] p. : ill. ; 19cm. Subjects; Sports. Humorous stories. English literature; 20th century. English literature.

E-361. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Edward Arnold. London, UK. 1914. X, 301 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is split along the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Foxing present throughout. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. An amusing look at sport - shooting, big-game hunting, angling and lesser occupations - from the Edwardian era. Many of the articles published within originally appeared in Punch, Pearson's Magazine, The Pall Mall Magazine, The Sphere, The Graphic and The Westminster Gazette. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .