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[Ackermann Publication] Gamonia: or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an improved method of making Plantations and Covers..
by Rawstorne (Lawrence)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1837. First edition. First edition. Original publishers olive green pebbled full morocco binding with bold gilt strap-work design borders on both covers, gilt lettering on spine. Half-title, tissue guards (inlcl.frontis.), and errata slip at end, all present. 15 finely hand-colored aquatint plates by J.T.Rawlins heightened with gum arabic. The first treatise devoted primarily pheasant rearing and the management and preservation of woodlands. Light foxing to tissue guards and some text leaves, plates generally clean and bright. [Abbey, Life 392; Tooley 393].
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3883
- Title
- [Ackermann Publication] Gamonia: or, the Art of Preserving Game; and an improved method of making Plantations and Covers..
- Author
- Rawstorne (Lawrence)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Rudolph Ackermann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1837
Terms of Sale
Nudelman Rare Books
7 day return guarantee for any reason, with full refund including shipping costs, if notification has been made and item has been posted back to us in 7 days after receipt.
About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- 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....
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
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