London: Hurst & Blackett Ltd. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st volume only. Red cloth covered boards show wear to extremities, corners bumped, cloth torn down 2 inches back edge of spine, 1 inch at front, frayed top edge, worn away bottom edge, some soil of covers. Large sticker removed from front board leaving slight remnant, foxing to frontispiece, tissue guard and title page ; Cloth has pebbled finish with blind stamped design on front and back, gilt title on spine still bright, Hinges intact. Tight solid book ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 367 pages .

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Bookseller: Ainsworth Books (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12152
Title: PICTURES OF SPORTING LIFE AND CHARACTER 1st volume
Author: Lennox, Lord William
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Hurst & Blackett Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1860
Keywords: Hunting, sports, Games, racing
Bookseller catalogs: Sports & Games;

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Chilliwack, British Columbia

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About Ainsworth Books

Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.

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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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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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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...