Skip to content

The Life of A Sportsman

The Life of A Sportsman

Click for full-size.

The Life of A Sportsman

by Nimrod [Charles James Apperley]

  • Used
  • Hardcover
Condition
Good Only
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€88.33
Or just €79.49 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
€14.07 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 2 to 4 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1874. Cloth. Good Only. 10" by 7". Henry Alken. A delightful work of fiction by sports writer Charles James Apperley, with thirty eight coloured plates A delightful work of fiction by sportsman and sports writer Charles James Apperley. Publishing under the pseudonym Nimrod, Apperley often covered horse races, hunt meets, and other sporting events for the Sporting Magazine. This is one of his best-known works, brought to life by Henry Alken's colour illustrations, with thirty eight plates, collated and complete. In the publisher's original red cloth binding. Externally, generally sound. A little rubbed to the boards and spine. Bumped to the head of the spine with three closed tears and a little loss of cloth. A small strip of cloth has also been lost from the tail of the spine. With tears in the cloth at both the front and rear joints, the joints are a little tender but still reasonably firm. Both front and rear hinges are starting but firm. Internally, the binding is rather tender and the text block is held together by cords towards the front. The pages between page 48 and 64 are especially loose, as are pages 113 to 128, pages 54 to 58, and pages 151 to 154 are disbound but present. Pages are a little age-toned towards the fore edge and are lightly foxed throughout. Good Only

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Rooke Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
847N11
Title
The Life of A Sportsman
Author
Nimrod [Charles James Apperley]
Illustrator
Henry Alken
Format/Binding
Cloth
Book Condition
Used - Good Only
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
George Routledge and Sons
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1874
Size
10" by 7"
Keywords
Nimrod Charles James Apperley Life of a Sportsman Henry Alken Charles James Apperley Sport

Terms of Sale

Rooke Books

Books are sent on approval and may be returned in like condition for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Responsibility of return to be with the purchaser.

About the Seller

Rooke Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset

About Rooke Books

Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Fore Edge
The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
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....
Text Block
Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Foxed
Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
Tail
The heel of the spine.
Cloth
"Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-