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The Young Sportsman.
by WATSON, Alfred E. T.;
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lawrence and Bullen, London. 1900 (1st.ed.). Tall 8vo. approx 7 x 10 inches. In red cloth with gilt lettering to fornt and spine and gilt design to front. Top edges gilt. In very good condition. Corners bumped/rubbed, rubbing to edges and ends of spine. Cloth a little faded with some marks to spine and rear board. Notation to front endpapers, front hinge cracked. The odd minor handling marks else pages clean and tight. 663pp. With many b&w illustrations. Angling, Archery, Athletics, Bowls, Boxing, Canoeing, Cricket, Curling, Cycling, Dogs, Driving, Fencing, Fives, Football, Golf, Hockey, Hunting, Lacrosse, Lawn Tennis, Public School Sports, Punting, Rackets, Riding, Rowing, Sea-fishing, Shooting, Skating, Swimming, Tennis, Wrestling, etc.;
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75273
- Title
- The Young Sportsman.
- Author
- WATSON, Alfred E. T.;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Bullen, London. 1900 (1st.ed.)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sports & Pastimes WATSON, Alfred E. T.; The Young Sportsman., Lawrence & Bullen, 1900, 1st, first edition,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Antique Map & Bookshop
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Dorchester, Dorset
About The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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