The Boys' Book of Sports and Outdoor Life
by Thompson, Maurice (editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Century Co., 1886. Book. Illus. by profuse illustrations . Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A splendid copy in the original beige cloth with bright gilt title on the front and unfaded spine.Only a hint of edge wear. Fishing tackle and sailboat in darker brown on the pictorial front board. Inside, a prior owner signature dated 1889 on the first page after the endpaper. Otherwise no stains or or browning or prior owner marks. The first 133 pages are a hunting story by Thompson. /Then sections on fishing, archery, boating, camping, hiking, and winter sportt. Interestingly, ten pages near the end on the camera. And the last section is on early baseball. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079836
- Title
- The Boys' Book of Sports and Outdoor Life
- Author
- Thompson, Maurice (editor)
- Illustrator
- profuse illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- The Century Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1886
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- baseball, boys' sport, fishing, camping.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
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- Fine
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