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The National Sports of Great Britain... with description in English and French. A New Edition.
by ALKEN, Henry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen and Co. 1903. Large folio. (48 x 30 cm). Half-title, pictorial title, 2 title pages (French & English), contents leaf, pp.2+2 (Prefaces), and a leaf of descriptive text to accompany each illustration. Handsomely re-bound in half dark green morocco over green cloth boards, gilt-ruled raised bands to spine, gilt titles to compartments, top edge gilt. Binding and contents clean and bright. A handsome copy. First published 1823.
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- Bookseller
- Robert Frew Ltd
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48109
- Title
- The National Sports of Great Britain... with description in English and French. A New Edition.
- Author
- ALKEN, Henry
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Methuen and Co. 1903
- Keywords
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About the Seller
Robert Frew Ltd
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About Robert Frew Ltd
Robert Frew has been trading in antiquarian books since 1975, starting out from an open market in Camden Lock, followed by shops in Primrose Hill, in Great Russell Street by the British Museum, Maddox Street Mayfair and now on the borders of South Kensington and Knightsbridge. Not to mention stints in Portobello Road and Safe Store Battersea.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association, of which Robert Frew is a past president.We Exhibit at most of the major international ILAB fairs in America, often in Europe and sometimes in the Middle and Far East. We are also members of the PBFA, exhibiting in London and occasionally in the provinces.
Glossary
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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,...
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