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Boca Raton, London, New York, and Washington, D.C.: CRC Press, 1998. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 666 pages, indexed. Yellow and green hardcover. The binding shows some rubbing and wear,. There are some nicks or scuffs on the laminate on the front cover. Spine a bit sunned. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Two abrasions on the rear pastedown suggest a removed pocket. Prior owner's signature on the front pastedown. The text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated.

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 654 pages, indexed. Hardcover in blue glossy paper-covered boards. Light rubbing and wear to the binding. Text is clean and sound. The ISBN for this book pulls up a softcover book dated 2002, but this copy is a hardback dated 2003.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1906. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [v], 960, [2] pages. Volume 19 only (January 1906- June, 1906). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as some light scuff marks. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1905. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [v], 960 pages. Volume 18 only (July 1905- December, 1905). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as some light scuff marks and there is a strip of damping along the fore edges of the front and rear covers. There is also a strip of pale plant fiber stuck on the front cover (likely from when it was originally bound). Outside edges of the text block are foxed, and some of the pages are lightly stuck together at the fore edges (but still open easily). A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the… Read More

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1910. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [vii], 964 pages. Volume 27 only January 1910- June, 1910). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Light to moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as some light scuff marks. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Seven page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [vii], 930 pages. Volume 26 only July, 1909- December, 1909). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as some light scuff marks. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Seven page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1902. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [iv], 856 pages. Volume 12 only (July 1902- December, 1902). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. There is a strip of soiling or fading along the fore edge of the front cover. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We… Read More

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1901. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [iv], 856 pages. Volume 10 only (July 1901- December, 1901). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some scuff marks on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1908. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [vi], 928 pages. Volume 24 only (January 1906- June, 1906). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as some light scuff marks on the front cover. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Six page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [vi], 960 pages. Volume 25 only (January 1906- June, 1906). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as some light scuff marks. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Six page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1902. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [iv], 856 pages. Volume 11 only (January 1902- June, 1902). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1903. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [iv], 892 pages. Volume 13 only (January 1903- June, 1903). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes in this series.

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1903. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [iv], 944 pages. Volume 14 only (July 1903- December, 1903). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as well as on the left side of the spine but is overall attractive. Outside edges of the text block are foxed. A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott (1850-1951) was a doctor in the U.S. Navy in the 1870s-1880s before he opened his office in Salem. We have several other hardback volumes… Read More

London: The Offices of Country Life, George Newes, 1905. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Folio. [v], 960 pages. Volume 17 only (January 1905- July, 1905). The binding measures 14 1/2 inches tall by almost 10 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in full green cloth with cover titles in gilt and with beveled edges. Moderate wear to the binding. Binding has some rubbing on the back cover as some light scuff marks and there is a strip of damping along the fore edges of the front and rear covers.. Outside edges of the text block are foxed, and some of the pages are lightly stuck together at the fore edges (but still open easily). A sound copy with clean text. Illustrated throughout with photos of gardens, English manor houses, dogs, hunting, Lords and Ladies, etc. Three page Index at the front. Inscribed on the title page by the original owner, "Dr. G. C. Lippincott, U.S.N. / Salem, N. Jersey." George C. Lippincott… Read More

New York: Walker & Company, 1984. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo. 64 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a tan dust jacket. The jacket shows rubbing and wear, and there is a chip or hole in the jacket a couple of inches up from the foot of the spine. The inner flaps of the jacket are taped to the pastedowns. Lacks the front flyleaf; the first page is the half title. Some writing or ink stamp is blacked out on the rear pastedown. Text itself is sound and clean.

New York: Green & Spencer, 1851. Leather Bound. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. [138], [6], iv pages. Bound in original full red leather with ornate cover designs embossed in gilt. The binding shows rubbing, bumping and wear but is quite sound. Rebacked in modern red leather with a largely plain spine bearing the title and a gilt roll at the headcap and foot and a small central device in the middle of the spine. Corners rebuilt with leather. All edges gilt. Modern faux marbled paper endpapers. Text is a bit toned, and there is foxing on the plates. Most, if not all, of the plates have their tissue guards. No volume number at the front of the book, but the general text ends on page 137 with "End of Vol. I" at the bottom of the page. An attractive, sturdy work.

London: Frederick Warne, 1997. Hardcover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Quarto. 252 pages. Hardcover with a yellow pictorial dust jacket. Minimal wear to the jacket. Book is fresh and clean. Illustrated throughout in color.

London: Adam & Charles Black / A & C Black, 1907. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ella Du Cane. Small quarto. 150, (6) pages. Hardcover bound in white decorative cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt and in blind. The binding shows some rubbing and wear, and the spine is tanned. Spine is a bit faded and rubbed about the edges. Secure inner hinges. Endpapers tanned; the front pastedown has a private bookplate of Barbara Child. The text is a little toned but is generally clean. Collates complete with all of the beautiful color plates.

London: Adam & Charles Black / A & C Black, 1909. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ella Du Cane. Small quarto. 150, (6) pages. Hardcover bound in white decorative cloth with cover designs embossed in gilt and in blind. The binding shows some rubbing and wear, and the spine is tanned. Cloth is foxed. Damping on endpapers and flyeaves as well as bottom of some pages. Endpapers tanned. Prior owner's name on front flyleaf. Front gutter is cracked. Collates complete with all of the beautiful color plates.

New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1947. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 319 pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in green cloth. Binding is spotted, with some scuffing with damping at foot of spine, and spotting along the length of the spine. Light toning at edges of pages.