Sea Fishing
by John Bickerdyke
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Petworth, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Longmans, Green and Co, 1895. Hardcover. Good. 4to.. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. Limited edition of 250, this is copy no 53. Handsomely bound in orange cloth threequarter bound in leather with gilt crest of the Duke of Beaufort, who has edited this edition assisted by Alfred Watson.Spine is very faded and rubbed. Printed label to spine describing the special edition. Pages are age-tanned with some foxing but otherwise clean. Pages are rough cut. Taped repair to front and back hinge. Numerous illustrations by various artists in black and white. Previous owner's book plate on fep. A very good copy of this indispensible classic. 1895
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reader’s Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2592
- Title
- Sea Fishing
- Author
- John Bickerdyke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Date Published
- 1895
- Size
- 4to.
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About the Seller
Reader’s Books
Biblio member since 2019
Petworth, West Sussex
About Reader’s Books
Market town general antiquarian book shop specialising in literature, travel and history.
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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