New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. 318 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Faint discoloration to binding. Light foxing to endpapers. DJ lightly soiled and foxed w/ light chipping and few short tears to edges. Price clipped. Illust. w/ color plates and b/w text drawings. Contents nice.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good. Illus. by Roland V. Shutts. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 14081HUNT
Title: RAISING GAME BIRDS: Borzoi Books for Sportsmen
Author: Mitchell, Horace
Illustrator: Roland V. Shutts
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: Second Printing
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1945
Keywords: SPORTS HUNTING GAME ANIMALS BIRDS GAME BIRDS ORNITHOLOGY NATURE WILD LIFE WILDLIFE OUTDOORS RECREATION NONFICTION GENERAL ILLUSTRATED SHUTTS ROLAND V.
Bookseller catalogs: Animals; Sports; Sports - Hunting; Hunting;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Price Clipped: When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
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...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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....
Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.