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Racing Life of Lord George Cavendish Bentinck
de John Kent; Francis Lawley [ed.]
- Usado
- very good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1892. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated . The first edition of this biographical sketch of the life of George Cavendish-Bentinck by John Kent. The first edition of this work. Biography of George Cavendish-Bentinck, English Conservative politician and racehorse owner, known for unseating Sir Robert Peel over the Corn Laws and his interest in gambling in "the Turf". He owned several successful racehorses and his stable was very renowned in its time. Written by John Kent, edited by the Hon. Francis Lawley.Illustrated with frontispiece and twenty-four further plates. Collated, complete.With twenty-four leaves of publisher's advertisements to rear. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally smart with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip lightly faded and marked. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge affecting occasional leaf, particularly first and last few and leaves of plates. Otherwise, pages generally bright and clean. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 849A3
- Título
- Racing Life of Lord George Cavendish Bentinck
- Autor
- John Kent; Francis Lawley [ed.]
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1892
- Tamaño
- 9" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- first editions biography george Cavendish Bentinck racing biography
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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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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
