The Life of a Sportsman
by Nimrod
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: Keagan, Paul, Trech, Trubner and Co, 1914. Small Quarto. . 400(1) pp., illustrated with 36 full page color illustrations after Henry Alken, each plate with printed over sheet. First published in 1842. Bound in green cloth, pictorially stamped in gilt depicting a running fox, spine lettering gilt, some rubbing to spine and corners. A very good copy without foxing, names, or book plates. Color plates are very bright.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022679
- Title
- The Life of a Sportsman
- Author
- Nimrod
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Keagan, Paul, Trech, Trubner and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- Fox Hunting Henry Alken Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Glossary
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...