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Annals of Sporting
by QUIZEM, Caleb [George Moutard Woodward] and Thomas Rowlandson, Illustrator
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: Thomas Tegg, 1809. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Octodecimo. 4 x 6.25 in. 104 pp. Fine in the original red morocco with pristine gilt titling and decor. The binding and boards are firm and in terrific shape. The pages are clean and free of foxing, except for a single pencil notation on the front free endpaper. This copy contains a fold-out frontis piece and 27 hand-colored plates by Rowlandson. This copy is housed in a red cloth fall-down-back box with a leather spine. A collection of humorous letters coupled with color plates.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bagatelle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6049
- Title
- Annals of Sporting
- Author
- QUIZEM, Caleb [George Moutard Woodward] and Thomas Rowlandson, Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Thomas Tegg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1809
- Keywords
- HUMOR
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bagatelle Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2019
Asheville, North Carolina
About Bagatelle Books, IOBA
We are a brick-and-mortar independent bookstore in West Asheville, North Carolina.
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- Gilt
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- Morocco
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- Fine
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