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Old Sporting Prints
by Ralph Nevill
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Connoisseur Magazine, 1908. Cloth. Good. 11" by 8.5". Various. A charming collection of sporting illustrations, depicting numerous sporting events by various artists. This work was published by 'The Connoisseur', a renowned twentieth century British magazine published from 1901 to 1992. The magazine primarily focused on luxury topics such as fine art, collectibles and antique furniture, or more generally, "devoted to any and every object that is or can be collected" . This work was is entitled 'Connoisseur extra number' to the title page. This copy has been rebound in a full cloth binding with the original front wrap bound in. With four pages of black and white plates and sixteen coloured plates. This copy is incomplete, lacking the frontispiece, nineteen coloured plates, and black and white plates on pages 13/14, 33/34, and 39/40. Rebound in a burgundy cloth binding. Externally sound, with slight bumping to extremities of boards and head and tail of spine. Slight cockling to cloth to the front board. Front hinge strained. Internally, generally firmly bound, slightly strained in places. Some plates have been removed by a previous owner. Pages bright, though foxed throughout. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GEN10-C-8
- Title
- Old Sporting Prints
- Author
- Ralph Nevill
- Illustrator
- Various
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Connoisseur Magazine
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Sport Art Illustrated Colour Art Connoisseur
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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....
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
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