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JORROCKS' JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks
by Surtees, Robert Smith. Illustrated By Henry Alken
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Surprise, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1869. Full Leather. Near Fine. Octavo. Third edition, revised and enlarged. Full crushed olive morocco binding by Bayntun, spine compartments with gilt frames surrounding, gilt hunting devices, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. In a felt-lined green cloth slipcase. All 16 color illustrations including color frontispiece and color engraved title page with tissue guard present. Original red cloth front cover and spine bound-in rear. Autographed wedding gift note signed with original envelope laid-in. A very attractive copy.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08581
- Title
- JORROCKS' JAUNTS AND JOLLITIES. The Hunting, Shooting, Racing, Driving, Sailing, Eccentric and Extravagant Exploits of That Renowned Sporting Citizen, Mr. John Jorrocks
- Author
- Surtees, Robert Smith. Illustrated By Henry Alken
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
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About the Seller
Charles Parkhurst Rare Books, Inc.
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Surprise, Arizona
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- 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...
- 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...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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