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The Big Game of North America: By Men Who Have Hunted It.
by Shields, G.O
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
THE BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA
By Men Who Have Hunted it. It Habits, Habitat, Haunts, and Characteristics; How, When, and Where to Hunt It.
Shields, G. O. (Editor)
Published by Rand, McNally, Chicago & New York (1890)
Rand, McNally, Chicago & New York, 1890. Handsomely bound in brown cloth with beveled edges. The front boards are stamped brightly in gold with a ram's head and two rifles. With gilt lettering and rules on the spine. A touch of rubbing to the top and bottom of the spine ends and light wear at the corners. Light library marks on fly leaf mild and light occasional foxing to verso of the plates very clean and tight. With Flower pattern end papers adorned with 2 newspaper clippings with very amusing little stories "Just Wonderful"
Slight spine cockle. With 27 full-page plates, including the frontispiece; and 14 other illustrations of various animals, including a cougar, elk calf, and wolverine. A very attractive and collectible copy of this splendidly illustrated book on hunting big game. First Edition with matching dates of 1890 on the title and copyright pages; and no subsequent printings listed.
$125.00usd
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Details
- Bookseller
- E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio103471233
- Title
- The Big Game of North America
- Author
- Shields, G.O
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rand, McNally
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives miss-described or damaged.
About the Seller
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
Biblio member since 2015
Vancouver, British Columbia
About E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
Specializing in Fine Bindings, Children's Illustrated, Fore-edge paintings, Sets, voyages and classic literature.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
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