Driving for Pleasure. Or, The Harness Stable and Its Appointments
de Underhill, Francis T
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
New York, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Half Calf. Chamois suede/ velvet on boards. . Very Good. A classic on driving, which was cresting as a sport at the time. First issued the year before, this printing is identical to the first issue, except possibly in minor points. 4t0. 28 by 20 cm. xi, [1], 158 pp. plus 125 plates, which are comprised of b/w photographs. Armorial bookplate of Horace Blanchard Chase, who was a prominent figure in turn-of-the twentieth century San Francisco high society. Some scuffing of the binding. Several small abrasions along edges and spine tips. Corner dampstain of early and final leaves. Otherwise, clean, tight.
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Detalles
- Librería
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 007740
- Título
- Driving for Pleasure. Or, The Harness Stable and Its Appointments
- Autor
- Underhill, Francis T
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Half Calf. Chamois suede/ velvet on boards.
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- D. Appleton and Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1897
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
