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Hunts With Jorrocks
by Robert Surtees
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 7". G. Denholm Armour. Robert Surtees' hunting scenes from his popular work 'Handley Cross', illustrated with colour plates. A selection of the entertaining hunting scenes from Surtees' popular work 'Handley Cross'.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-four colour plates.Collated, complete.Written by Robert Surtees.Illustrated by G. Denholm Armour.Bookplate of Sir Phillip Lee Brocklehurst to the front pastedown, known for being a member of the 1907-9 Nimrod Expedition in Antarctica. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 729P26
- Title
- Hunts With Jorrocks
- Author
- Robert Surtees
- Illustrator
- G. Denholm Armour
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 8.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Hunts With Jorrocks robert surtees r. s. surtees jorrocks robert surtees hunting horses
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- 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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