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Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting; With Explanatory Plates And Woodcuts. Edited By His Son, Major P. W. L. Hawker
by Hawker, Peter
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- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts, 1859. Later Edition. Leather bound. Very good. Instructions to Young Sportsmen by Peter Hawker in a fine binding by C. E. Lauriat Co., Boston.. Octavo, xxviii, 548pp. Three-quarter leather, marbled paper boards, gilt trim. Five raised bands, title in gilt on spine, top edge gilt. Marbled endpapers. Stated "Eleventh Edition" on title page. Solid text block, front hinge showing some wear, light rubbing to corners. Previous ownership inscription on front flyleaf. Features frontispiece with tissue.
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- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12612
- Title
- Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting; With Explanatory Plates And Woodcuts. Edited By His Son, Major P. W. L. Hawker
- Author
- Hawker, Peter
- Illustrator
- Instructions to Young Sportsmen by Peter Hawker in a fine binding by C. E. Lauriat Co., Boston.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans & Roberts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- Instructions to Young Sportsmen, Hawker big game hunting, Peter Hawker The Economist, Hawker's Cottage, Hawker Gun Inn, Hawker Instructions
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
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