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The Book Of Archery, Being The Complete History And Practice Of The Art, Ancient And Modern, Interspersed With Numerous Interesting Anecdotes And An Account Of The Existing Toxophilite Societies
by Hansard, George Agar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1841. Hardcover. No signatures. Some rubbing to corners of boards with up to 1/4" loss of leather. Rubbing to ends of leather spine. ; Reissued edition of 1841. xxi, [3], 456 pages + frontispiece + extra engraved title page + 37 plates. Half-leather boards with five-raised bands on spine. Red and gilt spine label. Page dimensions: 210mm x 130mm. With an additional engraved title page dated 1840. Engraved plate leaves within the body of the text are dated February 1840 (plates at rear are undated). ; 8vo .
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- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10055
- Title
- The Book Of Archery, Being The Complete History And Practice Of The Art, Ancient And Modern, Interspersed With Numerous Interesting Anecdotes And An Account Of The Existing Toxophilite Societies
- Author
- Hansard, George Agar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1841
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Renaissance Books
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Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- G
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- Title Page
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Rubbing
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- Leaves
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- Plate
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- Good+
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- Spine Label
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