The Hunts of the United States and Canada: Their Masters, Hounds and Histories [signed limited edition]
by Higginson, A. Henry & Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
Boston: Frank L. Wiles, 1908. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. One of 100 copies on hand-made paper, this being no. 29, and SIGNED by both authors on limitation page. Original red three-quarter leather over cloth, with gilt tiles to spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut; marbled endpapers. Moderate toning to covers; corners bumped and rubbed. Edges toned and foxing; scattered foxing mostly proximate to frontispiece. Old owner's name neatly to front fly-leaf. Rear hinge still holding firmly by one cord. Otherwise clean, tight and unmarked. Very neat --a sound and handsome copy. xxii,197+7[blank]pp..
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- Title
- The Hunts of the United States and Canada: Their Masters, Hounds and Histories [signed limited edition]
- Author
- Higginson, A. Henry & Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Frank L. Wiles
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1908
- Keywords
- The Hunts of the United States and Canada: Their Masters, Hounds and Histories [signed limited edition] Higginson, A. Henry & Julian Ingersoll Chamberlain One of 100 copies on hand-made paper, this being no. 29, and SIGNED by both authorss on limita
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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...
- Fly-Leaf
- ...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
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