Gamonia: or The Art of Preserving Game; and An Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers, Explained and Illustrated With Fifteen Coloured Drawings by T. J. Rawlins, Taken on the Spot. A New Edition with an Introduction and a Note on the Author's Game Reister by Eric Parker
by Rawstorne, Lawrence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good--boards exhibit shelfwear & rubbing. light sunning on spine & boards. top of front board has moderate sunning & staining on/fair--dustwrapper is chipped, torn, foxed & soiled. 4inch tear on dustwrapper spine.
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1930. Hardcover. Good--boards exhibit shelfwear & rubbing. light sunning on spine & boards. top of front board has moderate sunning & staining on left corner. hinges are cracked. tears to front endpaper. chipping to top of pages 253 to endpaper. pages are clean & unmarked. color plates intact./fair--dustwrapper is chipped, torn, foxed & soiled. 4inch tear on dustwrapper spine.. green cloth boards with gilt spine printing. top edge gilt. dustwrapper with black printing. 256 pages. 15 color plates (including frontispiece).
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- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 174569
- Title
- Gamonia: or The Art of Preserving Game; and An Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers, Explained and Illustrated With Fifteen Coloured Drawings by T. J. Rawlins, Taken on the Spot. A New Edition with an Introduction and a Note on the Author's Game Reister by Eric Parker
- Author
- Rawstorne, Lawrence
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good--boards exhibit shelfwear & rubbing. light sunning on spine & boards. top of front board has moderate sunning & staining on
- Jacket Condition
- fair--dustwrapper is chipped, torn, foxed & soiled. 4inch tear on dustwrapper spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- ; Preserving Game ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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- 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,...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.