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Sport in Art: An Iconography of Sport During Four Hundred Years From the Beginning of the Fifteenth to the End of the Eighteenth Centuries
by Art. Baillie-Grohman, William A
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Ballantyne and Co, LTD, 1913 [1913] per British Library. TEG. 422 pgs. Blue cloth pictorially stamped in gilt, wear and fraying to spine ends and corners, light wear to cloth, previous owner's book plate. An exploration of the evolution of hunting, shooting, falconry and fishing through European art from the 15th through the 18th centuries. 243 reproductions of art from the author's private collection including 2 tipped-in color plates and four plates in sepia, the rest in b&w. Errata slip present at page 1. Large and heavy book will require additional shipping charges.. First Trade Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Thick Folio.
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- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009060
- Title
- Sport in Art: An Iconography of Sport During Four Hundred Years From the Beginning of the Fifteenth to the End of the Eighteenth Centuries
- Author
- Art. Baillie-Grohman, William A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- Publisher
- Ballantyne and Co, LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Size
- Thick Folio
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- hunting, Fishing, Falconry, Shooting, Art
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horse Books;
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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