The History of the Montreal Hunt [signed, limited edition]
by Cooper, John Irwin; Lawrence Porter, M.F.H. [signed]
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
London (Birr), Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Montreal: Montreal Hunt, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First edition thus. Original red cloth hard covers, with gilt titles and vignette to spine and front. Map endpapers. Moderate handling and light soiling to covers; edges and endpapers toned. Light foxing to front leaves. Numbered copy (no. 597), SIGNED by Lawrence Porter, M.F.H., and additional presentation inscription and signature by him on same page. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat --a sound and handsome copy. Illustrated. xviii,131+44[Appendix, Index]pp..
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- Bookseller
- CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 66639h
- Title
- The History of the Montreal Hunt [signed, limited edition]
- Author
- Cooper, John Irwin; Lawrence Porter, M.F.H. [signed]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Montreal Hunt
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1953
- Keywords
- hunting fox-hunting clubs The History of the Montreal Hunt [signed, limited edition]
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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London (Birr), Ontario
About CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- 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...
- Spine
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