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The Origin and Influence of the Thoroughbred Horse
by Ridgeway, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Fair with no dust jacket. 1905. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library. Library labels and markings. 30mm tear to cloth at head of front joint. Lower edges of boards rubbed with loss of cloth. ; xvi, 538, [2 (blank)], [4 (advertisements)] pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 216 x 139mm. 143 illustrations in the text, including photographic illustrations. Series: Cambridge Biological Series. .
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Details
- Seller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24400
- Title
- The Origin and Influence of the Thoroughbred Horse
- Author
- Ridgeway, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1905
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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- Gilt
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- Fair
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