A SPORTING FAMILY OF THE OLD SOUTH: With Which is Included "Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman"
by Smith, Harry Worcester/Skinner, Frederick Gustavus (Reminiscences)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Albany, NY: J. B. Lyon Company, 1936. 478 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ titles in gilt. Light foxing to edges of text block. DJ lightly soiled w/ wear and several short tears to edges. Spine sunned. Illust. w/ b/w plates. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ to Near Fine/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16410SPEQ
- Title
- A SPORTING FAMILY OF THE OLD SOUTH: With Which is Included "Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman"
- Author
- Smith, Harry Worcester/Skinner, Frederick Gustavus (Reminiscences)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ to Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. B. Lyon Company
- Place of Publication
- Albany, NY
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- SPORTS EQUESTRIAN EQUINE EQUITATION ANIMALS HORSES BIOGRAPHY SPORTSMAN SPORTSMEN SKINNER JOHN STUART 1788 1851 SKINNER FREDERICK GUSTAVUS 1814 1894 SKINNER FAMILY OUTDOORS RECREATION MASSACHUSETTS STATE HISTORY MA AMERICAN HISTORY UNITED STATES NONFICTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Animals; Sports - Equestrian; Sports;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
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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...
- Text Block
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- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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