The Life of a Sportsman
by Nimrod; [Apperley, Charles James]; Alken, Henry [illus.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG : in Very Good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Corners bumped and with minor wear. Spine sunned. Some light foxing to prelim
- Seller
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Alnwick, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons. VG : in Very Good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Corners bumped and with minor wear. Spine sunned. Some light foxing to prelims - otherwise contents clean and bright. Heraldic bookplate to front pastedown. Previous owner's insc to fep. 1874. Second Edition. Red/gilt hardback cloth cover with gilt equestrian motif. 260mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). viii, 402pp + plates. 38 hand-coloured coloured lithographic illustrations, some tipped in. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Barter Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- nim07a
- Title
- The Life of a Sportsman
- Author
- Nimrod; [Apperley, Charles James]; Alken, Henry [illus.]
- Format/Binding
- Red/gilt hardback cloth cover with gilt equestrian motif
- Book Condition
- Used - VG : in Very Good condition. Cover lightly rubbed. Corners bumped and with minor wear. Spine sunned. Some light foxing to prelim
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1874
- Keywords
- Horses, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses;
Terms of Sale
Barter Books Ltd
We run a 'no quibble' returns policy. If we have made any error of collation or missed any significant flaw, or if we have failed to describe the condition honestly and accurately, we refund the cost of the book in full, plus the cost of outward shipping, plus the cost of your return shipping.
About the Seller
Barter Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2004
Alnwick, Northumberland
About Barter Books Ltd
Since its opening in 1991 within the premises of a small model factory at Alnwick Station, Barter Books has grown well beyond original expectations. Starting off in what was the ticket and parcel office of the original Station, the bookshop has expanded down the platforms and through the waiting rooms, until it now covers over one-quarter of the whole Station site. This translates into an area exceeding 8000 square feet and containing over 350,000 books on more than three miles of shelving. Also the Famous Writers Mural - 40 feet long by 18 feet high, the similarly sized Railway Mural and the Tennyson Installation. The bookshop also sells secondhand videos and music (CDs, LPs, cassettes, sheet music), as well as a small but growing section of artists' prints. And then there are the shop's many extra features! These include an open fire in the winter, coffee and cookies, a model railway running above the book columns, a mini-cybercafe, generous seating and browsing areas, a children's room, and dozens of glass cases containing many of the more interesting antiquarian books. The latest feature is the Station Buffet with hot and cold food and a fine selection of coffees and teas. A final note: during the enlargement process the owners took (and are taking!) particular pleasure in restoring, as they can, various features of the Station. This so far includes the original North Eastern Railway cast iron fireplaces, two of the Station clocks, a drinking fountain, and various waiting rooms. Most dramatic of all, however, was the restoration of part of the glass roof. That was when we all stood about watching as the sun came streaming in for the first time in many years to bring the wonderful old Station visually back to life.
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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...