The Flyers of the Hunt
by Mills, John
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Franklin, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: "the Field" Office, Strand; Ward and Lock. Near Fine. 1859. 1st. Hardcover. Rebound in green leather covers with gilt borders and hunting scene of horse and rider following three hounds following the fox diagonally across the front cover. Five raised bands and gilt decorations and lettering on spine. Marbled endpapers with gilt dentelles. Bound by Root & Son. Binder has included former covers and spine in rear. A. E. G. Red ribbon bookmark. Six vivid hand-colored plates. ; Hand-painted; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 114 pages .
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- The Book Shelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 587
- Title
- The Flyers of the Hunt
- Author
- Mills, John
- Illustrator
- John Leech
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- "the Field" Office, Strand; Ward and Lock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Sports, 19th Century Books, Hunting, Leather
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Collectible books;
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...