Gamonia: or, The Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers Explained and Illustrated
by Rawstorne, Lawrence
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Fair
- Seller
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Cohoes, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
David McKay Company, Philadelphia, 1930. New Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Fair. Illustrator: Rawlins, T. J. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 256 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Green gilt stamped cloth over boards, 15 colored drawings by T. J. Rawlins, a New Edition with an Introduction and a Note on the Author's Game Register by Eric Parker. Corners and spine ends bumped with light wear, one illustration partially detached, inner hinge cracked, pages lightly toned around perimeter. In a brown paper dust jacket that is worn, chipped along all edges, at corners and spine ends, large chunk missing at base of spine. In a Brodart jacket Illustrator: Rawlins, T. J.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 7 oz. Category: Fishing & Hunting; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 008785. .
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- Bookseller
- Dennis Holzman Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008785
- Title
- Gamonia: or, The Art of Preserving Game; and an Improved Method of Making Plantations and Covers Explained and Illustrated
- Author
- Rawstorne, Lawrence
- Illustrator
- Rawlins, T. J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- BZDB7 NOISBN gamonia, preserving game, Lawrence Rawstorne, T. J. Rawlins, literature of shooting, hunting, pheasant rearing, covert shooting, wood lands management, Fishing & Hunting; Books; Gamonia or The Art of Preserving Game and an Improved Met
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About the Seller
Dennis Holzman Antiques
Biblio member since 2003
Cohoes, New York
About Dennis Holzman Antiques
Dennis Holzman Antiques, est. 1975, sells select antiques, hard-to-find & antiquarian books, manuscripts, and autographs both on-line and our Cohoes, N.Y. shop. We take pride in our accurate & complete book descriptions, our fast shipping, and our attention to customer service. All of our on-line books are in stock and ready to ship within 48 hours of receiving your order/payment. We answer all inquiries and welcome your questions. Visit our website: www.holzmanantiques.com
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- 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....
- 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,...
- 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"...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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