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THE LIFE OF A SPORTSMAN [2 volumes]
by Nimrod (Charles Apperley)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Downey and Co., Limited, 1901. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Folio. A very fine and scarce limited edition in two volumes: "This edition is limited to Sixty copies of which this is No. 9" signed "B. W. Willets". 36 engraved plates by Henry Alken, each in two states (monochrome and hand-coloured) and each with a captioned tissue guard; pp. vol. I: [2], xi, [1], 167, [1]; vol. II: vii, [1], 233, [1]. Fine, crisp, handmade paper. Top edges gilt other edges uncut, quarter cream buckram cloth with blue paper-covered boards, vellum tips. Bindings very good with light wear only, spines slightly toned. Contents clean and tight, slight evidence of a previous bookplate to the front paste-downs otherwise unmarked. A very good to fine set of this impressive edition..
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- Bookseller
- Loe Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027199
- Title
- THE LIFE OF A SPORTSMAN [2 volumes]
- Author
- Nimrod (Charles Apperley)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Downey and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1901
- Size
- Folio
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting, Shooting, Fishing; Illustrated;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- 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...
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