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The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes; Big Game Shooting. Two Volumes
by Phillipps-Wolley, Clive. Edited by The Duke of Beaufort , K.G., assisted by E.T. Watson
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Foster, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Longmans, Green, 1894-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Longmans, Green, and Company; London, 1894. Hardcover. Complete 2 Volume Set. Good, brown cloth binding, illustrated front boards. Black/white lettering on front boards and spine, some gilt lettering on spine, some handling/scuff marks to boards, small abrasions to board corners, wear to spine edges with few small tears to spine edge buckram, previous owner name stamp bottom text block edge Volume 2, few uncut pages, pulpy top text block edge, some scattered foxing to text block edges, some age spotting throughout, previous owner name handwritten front pastedown Volume 2, ink stamp front free endpaper Volume 1, binding a bit shaky but intact, quarter sized moisture stain bottom corner of few pages Volume 1, some sunning to interior, stress creases to spine, without Dust wrapper. Overall a good and clean set. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], (Vol.1) 453pp., (Vol.2) 443pp., indexed, b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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- Bookseller
- Lavendier Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SKU1027205
- Title
- The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes; Big Game Shooting. Two Volumes
- Author
- Phillipps-Wolley, Clive. Edited by The Duke of Beaufort , K.G., assisted by E.T. Watson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green
- Date Published
- 1894-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lavendier Books
Biblio member since 2008
Foster, Rhode Island
About Lavendier Books
Selling quailty books for over 20 years.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Uncut Pages
- 'Uncut pages', or simply 'uncut', traditionally refers to a book which has not been trimmed by rebinding. Prior to the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
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