The Ski-Runner
by (SKIING). RICHARDSON, E.C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Published by the author, [1909].. First edition. 8vo. 238, (2), xvi pp. Publisher's grey cloth, black and white illustration of a skier to the upper board, early bookplate featuring an illustration of a dragon and a dragonfly with the name Garnett to the front pastedown, a press cutting featuring a humorous illustration on the subject of skiing dated 1910 folded and mounted onto the front free endpaper. 20 plates plus 143 illustrations in the text. Tanning to the spine with the lettering largely but not entirely worn, a few minor marks to the upper cover, else very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45559
- Title
- The Ski-Runner
- Author
- (SKIING). RICHARDSON, E.C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Published by the author
- Date Published
- [1909].
- Keywords
- General Skiing
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About the Seller
Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
About Bow Windows Bookshop
Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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