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POINTS OF A RACEHORSE
by Major-General Sir John Hills
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
CARLSBAD , California, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1903. Folio in original three-quarter forest green leather and marbled paper covered boards. Photogravure frontispiece of "Persimmon" owned by the Prince of Wales. x, 113 pages printed on recto only, well illustrated with photographs and several drawings. A few sentences underlined in ink by prior owner and bloodstock agent with his embossed stamp on the blank front endpaper. Some edgewear and shelf rubbing to the covers, else clean and very good internally.. First Edition. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41457
- Title
- POINTS OF A RACEHORSE
- Author
- Major-General Sir John Hills
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Blackwood and Sons
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh and London
- Date Published
- 1903
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About the Seller
RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
Biblio member since 2017
CARLSBAD , California
About RON RAMSWICK BOOKS, IOBA
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Glossary
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- 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,...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.