The Horse's Friend: The Only Practical Method Of Educating The Horse And Eradicating Vicious Habits
by Pratt, O. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
-
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Hunter, Rose & Company. Very Good-. 1876. Hardcover. 541 pp; Solid ex-library copy with library name and discard stamp on title page, no visible external indicators. Covers show shelf wear, scuffing on corners and spine edges and some loose threads, some tiny tears on spine edges, sun damage on spine. Gilt on spine and front cover. Faint soil mark on back cover. Front hinge broken but intact, back hinge fine. Text block fairly tight, normal age toning and some scattered foxing throughout and on foreedges. Traces of old bookplate on front end paper. Engraved illustrations scattered through text block. Overall tight, nice copy. .
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Details
- Seller
- Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 400129
- Title
- The Horse's Friend: The Only Practical Method Of Educating The Horse And Eradicating Vicious Habits
- Author
- Pratt, O. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Publisher
- Hunter, Rose & Company
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
- Training, Horses
- Size
- 8.5 x 6 x 1 inches.
Terms of Sale
Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC; Bookseller Since 1978, store hours : Weds - Sat 12:00 - 5:00 EST, 859-253-0614, orders@gloversbookery.com, 862 S. Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504 Terms: US$ by check on US bank or Visa, MC, or Amer Exp; all personal checks held for 10 days before item(s) can be shipped; 10 day return for any reason. All items subject to prior sell. Ship/hnd: multiple volume sets counted by the book (ie. 4 vols = 4 books). Some oversize books may require additional shipping. If so we will notify you with options before your order is processed. All orders have free Delivery Confirmation and on line tracking **All International orders may be delayed due to customs beyond the quoted delivery times** We will bill libraries and institutions on 30 day terms with your Purchase Order number.
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About the Seller
Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
Biblio member since 2006
Lexington, Kentucky
About Glover's Bookery, ABAA, LLC
Glover's Bookery, ABAA has been buying and selling used and rare books since 1978. We have a large bookstore in Lexington, KY open to the public on Weds. to Sat. from 12pm - 5pm eastern.
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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...
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- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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