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The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Compiled from the Best Authorities, Ancient and Modern
by [Maxwell, W. H.]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Effingham Wilson, 1833. First Edition. Thick Octavo. half-title, engraved frontispiece, vignette title page, viii + 616 with textual illustrations. set up much like a dictionary; double columns and alphabetical, much related to birds, fish and other sport animals along with the tools needed for such sport; fishing poles, gun powder, traps, etc. Bound in 3/4 black polished calf over maroon cloth, early rebacking with maroon labels gilt, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, upper front corner shows some wear, inner hinges re-enforced. A very good copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022256
- Title
- The Field Book: Or, Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom; Compiled from the Best Authorities, Ancient and Modern
- Author
- [Maxwell, W. H.]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Effingham Wilson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1833
- Keywords
- Fishing Hunting Gun Powder Traps Birds Dogs
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Glossary
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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