Riding and Polo : The BadmintonLibrary of Sports and Pastimes
by Captain Robert Weir with Contributions By The Duke if beaufortThe Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire,Lord Onslow et al. Polo By J. Moray Brown
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1891. Finely bound in half leather by Hatchards of Picadilly. Dark blue morocco spine and corners, with gilt ruled borders.Five raised bands on the spine, gilt title lettering, and date, with sporting emblems decorating four compartments.Top edge gilt.Ochre cloth boards, and marbled endpapers.xiii,423 pages. With numerous illustrations by G.D.Giles,Frank Dadd and J.Stuart Allan.. 5.5 X 7.5 inches.There are some very few scuffs and rubbing to the leather here and there. Browning to fore edge, and some spotting to first and final pages with offsetting to endpapers. Original owner's ex libris leather gilt lettered label on the front pastedown.Very good copy, pages mostly very clean throughout, with a very sound and solid binding.. Second Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Jacques Gander
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010025
- Title
- Riding and Polo : The BadmintonLibrary of Sports and Pastimes
- Author
- Captain Robert Weir with Contributions By The Duke if beaufortThe Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire,Lord Onslow et al. Polo By J. Moray Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1891
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Jacques Gander
Biblio member since 2004
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
About Jacques Gander
Out of print, rare and used books. Internet and mail order.
Glossary
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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