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Life and Sport in Hampshire
de George A. B. Dewar
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1908. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Archibald Thorburn. A lovely first edition work on life and sport in Hampshire, written by George Dewar, with illustrated plates by Archibald Thorburn. First edition. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, one other colour plate, and twelve plates by Archibald Thorburn (1860-1935), the Scottish wildlife artist.This is an interesting personal account of the nature and wildlife found in Northern Hampshire, including sections on how to best hunt and fish there. With chapters such as 'The Wood Home', 'A Gift of God', 'Birds and their Voyages', 'The Angler', and 'The Natural Man'.Written by George Albemarle Bertie Dewar (1862-1934), an author of several nature works including 'Nature: The Supreme Problem' and 'The Glamour of the Earth'. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light wear to extremities and spine, as well as bands of joints. Light bumping to extremities of front board with fading to gilt. A few marks to boards and spine. Front hinge is straining. Light spots to the endpapers. Internally, firmly bound, with binding loosening towards the middle of text. Pages are very bright and clean, with light age-toning to the margins of text. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 814D36
- Título
- Life and Sport in Hampshire
- Autor
- George A. B. Dewar
- Ilustrador
- Archibald Thorburn
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1908
- Tamaño
- 9" by 6"
- Palabras clave
- Life and Sport in Hampshire George A. B. Dewar nature hunting George A. B. Dewar colour plates british topography
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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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