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Hints on Shooting and Fishing Both on Sea and Land And in the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland; Being the Experiences of Christopher Idle.
de Christopher Idle
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. An uncommon first edition copy of this fascinating guide on shooting for young sportsmen, with additional attention to given such other sports as boating, sailing, and sea-loch fishing. Featuring a tipped in bookplate of a 'Alexander Fairlie Cuningham', possibly from the line of Fairlie-Cuninghame baronets. With publisher's advertisements to the rear of the text. In a signed Westleys binding, rebacked, with original cloth boards and spine preserved. Rebacked, with original cloth boards and spine preserved. Externally, minor bumping to extremities. Slight fading to spine and extremities of boards. The odd small handling mark to boards. Hinges slightly split and strained, more severe to rear hinge. Prior owner's bookplate tipped to front pastedown. Bookseller's label tipped to front pastedown, with binders label tipped to rear pastedown. Light tidemark to upper extremity of endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages age toned to edges but clean, with the odd spot to the occasional page. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 632M3
- Título
- Hints on Shooting and Fishing Both on Sea and Land And in the Freshwater Lochs of Scotland; Being the Experiences of Christopher Idle.
- Autor
- Christopher Idle
- Ilustrador
- None
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1855
- Tamaño
- 7" by 4.5"
- Palabras clave
- First Edition Uncommon Shooting Idle Uncommon Cuningham Westleys
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Sobre el vendedor
Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
