Sea Fishing: The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes
by Bickerdyke, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sorn, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1907. Reprint. Original Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xviiipp, 513pp; 4pp of adverts. Illustrated with numerous b/w plates and other line drawings in the text. Edited by His Grace the (Eighth) Duke of Beaufort. Part of the Badminton Library. Original pictorial cloth with gilt embossed picture to the spine of the book. Some light bubbling of the cloth where the rear boards and spine join. Light rubbing and light soiling to the boards. Slight spine lean. Slight foxing to the fore edges. Slight splitting along the front inner hinge. Very occasional soil mark to the odd page at the periphery. Otherwise a well preserved copy and clean interiorly. Tight and in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Trumpington Fine Books Limited
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205893
- Title
- Sea Fishing: The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes
- Author
- Bickerdyke, John
- Format/Binding
- Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾&quo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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