London: Chapman and Hall, 1889. viii, 292pp + 40pp book catalogue, illustrated from sketches by the author. Prev owner's name and stamp on the half-title page. Oval stamp on the soiled title page. Occasional light foxing. Hinges heavily cracked. Fore- and lower-edges uncut. Or blue cloth boards, gilt. The cloth is worn at the spine head and foot, with long tears along much of the back of the spine. Board edges and corners rubbed and worn. Internally quite a good copy with clean pages. Scarce. The stories are mainly personal experiences, coupled with those of the author's friends, and, with one exception, are strictly true.. Not Stated. Hard Cover. Fair. Illus. by G D Giles and Edgar Giberne. 8vo.

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Bookseller: Lawrence Jones (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 028121
Title: Powder, Spur, and Spear: A Sporting Medley
Author: Brown, J Moray
Illustrator: G D Giles and Edgar Giberne
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Edition: Not Stated
Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1889
Keywords: Victorian Hunting Rabbits Salmon Fishing Panther Tiger Stag Rough Shooting
Bookseller catalogs: Sport Inc. Hunting, Fishing & Games;

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Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...