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The Badminton Library of Sport and Pastimes: Archery
by Longman, C. J.; Col. H. Walrond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- g
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston; London: Little Brown, and Co.; Longmans, Green, and Co, 1894. First edition. Hardcover. g. Octavo. XVI, 534pp. Original illustrated cloth. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece protected with a tissue-guard. Oval minature portrait engraving of Sir Ashton Lever on title page. Fascinating work on the history and technique of Archery. With 23 illustration plates, including frontispiece, and numerous engraved illustrations in text. Color folding map at rear. Minor shelf wear and rubbing along edges. Previous owner's name at rear of frontispiece. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall good to good+, interior in good+ to very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29011
- Title
- The Badminton Library of Sport and Pastimes: Archery
- Author
- Longman, C. J.; Col. H. Walrond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little Brown, and Co.; Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston; London
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Games and hobbies, Archery, history and technique, Illustrated, First edition, Folding map, Reference
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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