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Sport in Silhouette
by Wilfrid Jelf
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Country Life Limited, 1933. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Gilbert Holiday. The first edition of Wilfrid Jelf's collection of articles on hunting, illustrated throughout, including a colour frontispiece. The first edition of this work.A collection of entertaining articles by Wilfrid Jelf, all dealing with hunting.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twelve monochrome plates.Collated, complete.Written by Wilfrid Jelf, a British Army officer and cricketer.Illustrated by Gilbert Holiday.With an introduction by Major-General Geoffrey White.Bookplate of Sir Philip Brocklehurst to the front pastedown. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. A little discolouration to the front board. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Small tidemark to the fore edge. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 729P31
- Title
- Sport in Silhouette
- Author
- Wilfrid Jelf
- Illustrator
- Gilbert Holiday
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 10" by 7"
- Keywords
- Sport in Silhouette sports wilfrid jelf gilbert holiday sports equestrian epsom
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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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.
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