London: Virtue & Co, 1868. First edition. 322 pp. 12mo. Marbled boards with green half leather, gilt titles on banded spine, and GTE. Spine is evenly browned (green morocco has evenly age-toned to brown), half-inch surface abrasion to leather on lower edge of rear cover, small puncture mark on front cover and first three leaves, first and last blank flyleaves, and half-title and title page, have early, faint dampstain on fore-edge (text otherwise fresh and clean), else a good to very good copy. First edition. 322 pp. 12mo. Contains chapters devoted to horse-racing, hunting, shooting, fishing, yachting, rowing, alpine climbing and cricket.

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Bookseller: The Old Mill Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 351884
Title: BRITISH SPORTS AND PASTIMES. 1868. Edited by Anthony Trollope
Author: Trollope, Anthony
Format/Binding: 322 pp. 12mo
Book Condition: Used - Marbled boards with green half leather, gilt titles on banded spine, and GTE. Spine is evenly browned (green morocco has evenly
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Virtue & Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1868
Keywords: British

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