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The Life of a Fox Written by Himself
de Thomas Smith
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1926. Cloth. Near Fine. 10.5" by 7.5". H. Alken et al.. A smart new edition of this noted work regarding fox hunting, profusely illustrated throughout. A new edition, with an introduction by Lord Willoughby De Broke. First published in 1843. With eight coloured plates from contemporary prints and paintings by Henry Alken, S. Howitt and others, and four monochrome full page plates from the originals by Tom Smith in the first edition. Tom Smith was a larger than life character and enthusiast of fox hunting, renowned as a fearless and inexhaustible rider This works tells the story of fox hunting, from the perspective of the fox. In the original red cloth binding. Externally in excellent condition with minor shelf wear only. The odd very light mark to the board. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with occasional spotting. Near Fine
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 822K27
- Título
- The Life of a Fox Written by Himself
- Autor
- Thomas Smith
- Ilustrador
- H. Alken et al.
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Edward Arnold and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1926
- Tamaño
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Palabras clave
- Fox hunting Field Sports Thomas Smith Field Sports
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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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- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
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- New
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