Rural Sports, together with the Birth of the Squire and the Hound and the Huntsman
by Gay, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good+
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
William Edwin Rudge, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good+. VG+ -- a nice copy with just a little rubbing to the spine and the usual minor fading of the purple leather to something closer to brown. Contents fine. Original plain cardboard slipcase is poor. One of 225 copies printed on large paper with Hand-Colored Illustrations. This copy out of series and so not signed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Blue Sky Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5529
- Title
- Rural Sports, together with the Birth of the Squire and the Hound and the Huntsman
- Author
- Gay, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Edwin Rudge
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Blue Sky Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Fine
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