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British Sport Past and Present
by E. D. Cuming
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. First edition. Cloth. Good. 11" by 8.5". G. Denholm Armour. First trade edition of this work celebrating British sports by E. D. Cuming, adorned with beautiful illustrations by G. Denholm Armour. A large paper volume dedicated to British sports up to the twentieth century. First trade edition of this work. E. D. Cuming's history and descriptions on sports such as hunting, fishing, racing, steeple-chasing, &c. is accompanied with lovely coloured plates by G. Denholm Armour. Collated, complete with thirty-one full page coloured plates tipped in. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with decorative gilt to boards and spine. Externally generally smart with minor shelf wear, damp marks to front board, rear joint starting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 839A1
- Title
- British Sport Past and Present
- Author
- E. D. Cuming
- Illustrator
- G. Denholm Armour
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- british sports first editions illustrated first editions
Terms of Sale
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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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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- 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...
- First Edition
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- G
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- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Shelf Wear
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