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The Quorndon Hounds; Or, A Virginian at Melton Mowbray. By Frank Forester
by [Herbert, Henry William]
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- Condition
- Half green morocco, pictorial wrappers bound in, t.e.g. Bookplate of Daniel Webster Evans laid in, and another on verso of flyle
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About This Item
Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson & Brothers, 1859. Second Peterson edition, with "Collins, Printer" on copyright page. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 12mo. Half green morocco, pictorial wrappers bound in, t.e.g. Bookplate of Daniel Webster Evans laid in, and another on verso of flyleaf. Fine. Second Peterson edition, with "Collins, Printer" on copyright page. Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 12mo. This work was first published in Graham's American Monthly Magazine, October to December, 1851; the book is dedicated to the journal's publisher George R. Graham. Van Winkle pp. 44-5, edition (b); Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 181
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 261269
- Title
- The Quorndon Hounds; Or, A Virginian at Melton Mowbray. By Frank Forester
- Author
- [Herbert, Henry William]
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated by the author. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Half green morocco, pictorial wrappers bound in, t.e.g. Bookplate of Daniel Webster Evans laid in, and another on verso of flyle
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Peterson edition, with "Collins, Printer" on copyright pa
- Publisher
- T.B. Peterson & Brothers
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Foxhunting | Henry William Herbert
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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...
- Copyright page
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Wrappers
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
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- Bookplate
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