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Sporting Recollections: Hunting, Shooting, Cricket, Steeplechasing, Racing, Etc. Etc.
by Mason, Finch
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, shaken, front hinge cracked.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Messrs. Fores. Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, shaken, front hinge . cracked.. 1886. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth with equestrian designs in black and green on front boards and titles in gilt on spine. 24 plates, mostly of equestrian scenes, and 78 other engravings by the author. xv, 200pp, 15pp of publisher’s ads. A collection of humorous and opinionated essays by the British Victorian author about his favorite sporting pastimes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39649
- Title
- Sporting Recollections: Hunting, Shooting, Cricket, Steeplechasing, Racing, Etc. Etc.
- Author
- Mason, Finch
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn and soiled, shaken, front hinge cracked.
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Messrs. Fores
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1886
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sporting Books, SHOOTING Sports, CRICKET, HUNTING, Equestrian Sports, Illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; Sports;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Shaken
- A hardcover in which the text block is loose, but still attached to the binding.
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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