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Nimrod's Northern Tour, Descriptive of the Principal Hunts in Scotland and the North of England; With the Table-Talk of Distinguished Sporting Characters, and Anecdotes of Masters of Hounds, Crack Riders, and Celebrated Amateur Dragsmen.
by Nimrod [Charles Apperley]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Walter Spiers, 1838. First Edition. Full Morocco. Near Fine. 8vo. 22.5 by 15 cm. [4], 427, [5], 8 pp., with original cloth front cover (with gilt image of fox) and spine bound in. Includes errata. Other than a few small rub/abrasion spots, the full straight grain red morocco binding is bright and in fine condition. Gilt turn-ins, marbled paper all impeccable. Clean within.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004069
- Title
- Nimrod's Northern Tour, Descriptive of the Principal Hunts in Scotland and the North of England; With the Table-Talk of Distinguished Sporting Characters, and Anecdotes of Masters of Hounds, Crack Riders, and Celebrated Amateur Dragsmen.
- Author
- Nimrod [Charles Apperley]
- Format/Binding
- Full Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Walter Spiers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1838
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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About the Seller
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
By appointment. Antiquarian and rare books with strengths in illustrated plate books, the decorative arts, costume, sporting, foreign language literature (in the original language), with growing emphasis on early printing.
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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...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- 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....
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