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Upland Game Shooting (limited first edition of 124 numbered copies each signed by the author)
by Betten, H.L
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Crack to outer front leather hinge professionally repaired, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Seller
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Iowa City, Iowa, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1940. First edition.. Crack to outer front leather hinge professionally repaired, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 450; with 10 mounted color plates after paintings plus numerous text drawings by Lynn Bogue Hunt; sewn-in bookmark. Full burgundy morocco, with gilt vignette of a shooting scene on the front cover bordered by gilt panel lines, spine with three raised bands, lettered in gilt in three compartments and with game bird flying in the other compartment, marbled endpapers, lg 8vo. This deluxe edition was limited to 124 numbered copies, each signed by the author, this is copy no. 106. "The deluxe edition of this title is one of the most splendid sporting books ever produced" (Biscotti - A Bibliography of American Sporting Books, 1926-1985). No ownership marks.
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- Bookseller
- Natural History Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9771
- Title
- Upland Game Shooting (limited first edition of 124 numbered copies each signed by the author)
- Author
- Betten, H.L
- Book Condition
- Used - Crack to outer front leather hinge professionally repaired, a tight and clean copy in near fine condition.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1940. First edition.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting and Big Game;
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About the Seller
Natural History Books
Biblio member since 2007
Iowa City, Iowa
About Natural History Books
Natural History Books is an independent, rare book retailer operating out of Iowa City, IA. The business is owned and operated by Noriko and Russell Ciochon. We only sell books through our NHB website and other book service websites. We do not offer books for sale within the state of Iowa.We specialize in rare and hard to find books in all areas of natural history especially ornithology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammalogy, paleontology, botany, evolutionary biology and travel and exploration. Our rare and hard-to-find book section has many fine hand-colored plate books. Our latest acquisition is the ichthyology and aquarium fish collection of Ross Socolof Books of Florida. We are always buying natural history books – if you have a collection to offer, please contact us at noriko@naturalhistorybooks.com or by calling (319) 354-9088.
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
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