BE A BETTER HORSEMAN: An Illustrated Guide to the Enjoyment of Modern Riding
by Littauer, Capt. Vladimir S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good or Better
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Derrydale Press (1941) 252 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine, and gilt decoration on front cover. Modest rubbing to corners and spine ends. Neat ink inscription to previous owner on front blank endpaper. Tape ghosts at edges of blank endpapers. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. One of 1,500 copies. Original (?) plastic dustcover is a bit soiled w/ modest chipping to corners. Illust. w/ b/w photos.. Hard Cover. Very Good or Better. Illus. by Bert Clark Thayer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10456SPEQ
- Title
- BE A BETTER HORSEMAN: An Illustrated Guide to the Enjoyment of Modern Riding
- Author
- Littauer, Capt. Vladimir S
- Illustrator
- Bert Clark Thayer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good or Better
- Publisher
- The Derrydale Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- SPORTS EQUESTRIAN EQUINE EQUITATION ANIMALS HORSES HORSE HORSEMANSHIP HORSEBACK RIDING OUTDOORS RECREATION NONFICTION GENERAL PICTORIAL WORKS ILLUSTRATED PHOTOGRAPHS THAYER BERT CLARK
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Sports - Equestrian; Sports;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- 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....
- Cloth
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- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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