British Field Sports; Embracing Practical Instructions in Shooting--Hunting--Coursing--Racing--Cocking--Fishing, &c. With Observations on the Breaking and Training of Dogs and Horses; Also the Management of Fowling Pieces, and All Other Sporting Implements
by Scott, William Henry
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1818. First edition. Full Morocco. Very Good. 8vo. 24.5 by 16 cm. xi, [1], 615, [1] pp. With 34 engraved plates, and numerous woodcuts interspersed through text (generally chapter headers and footers). Marbled endpapers, old bookplate pasted onto FEP. TEG. Joints restored. Minor rubbing and crackling of spine leather. Gilt decorative devices slightly faded on spine. Scattered foxing.
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- Bookseller
- White Fox Rare Books and Antiques (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002963
- Title
- British Field Sports; Embracing Practical Instructions in Shooting--Hunting--Coursing--Racing--Cocking--Fishing, &c. With Observations on the Breaking and Training of Dogs and Horses; Also the Management of Fowling Pieces, and All Other Sporting Implements
- Author
- Scott, William Henry
- Format/Binding
- Full Morocco
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Sherwood, Neely, and Jones
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1818
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About White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
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Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...