M'Call's Racing Chronicle or Pocket Turf Calculator for 1882 Containing a Complete Register of Sport in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Commencement to the end of the Season 1882; Also the Principal Races in France &c, &c
by M'CALL, William
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William M'Call , 1882. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. VERY RARE. Original publisher's dark brown cloth covers with title label to top cover. Wear to all extremities. Nicking at spine corners with closed tears starting & small graze to centre of right side of spine. Creasing to corners especially bottom right corner. Original title label complete but worn. Internally complete. The first blank leaf is partially stuck down to the front board and the the hinge between endpaper & title page gapes. Wear to corners of leaves. "1882" in ink hand to all closed textblock edges. NO LOOSE & NO MISSING leaves. Not the usual rebound copy. .
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- Bookseller
- Julian Roberts Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022494
- Title
- M'Call's Racing Chronicle or Pocket Turf Calculator for 1882 Containing a Complete Register of Sport in Great Britain and Ireland, from the Commencement to the end of the Season 1882; Also the Principal Races in France &c, &c
- Author
- M'CALL, William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- William M'Call
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- racing turf flat horse racing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sport;
- Size
- 32mo
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Sleaford, Lincolnshire
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