Country Pastimes for Boys
by Graham, P. Anderson
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Longman's, Green and Co., 1897. Undetermined. xvi, 448pp. 12mo. Beige and navy illustrated cloth boards with navy lettering on front and spine, and gold decoration on front and spine. Minor shelfwear on top of spine, and minor wearing on front, spine and back. Black endpapers and minor foxing of the first and last few pages. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. B&W illustrated frontispiece and 248 B&W illustrations throughout. very good Outdoor activities and open air games for children, including skating, birds'-nesting, swimming, marbles, fishing and sailing. 1897
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 133274
- Title
- Country Pastimes for Boys
- Author
- Graham, P. Anderson
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Longman's, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Keywords
- Activities|Fishing|Games|Hobbies|Ornithology|Skating|Swimming|Tobogganing
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
Aquila Books specializes in books dealing with Polar Exploration, Western Canadiana, Mountaineering, the Canadian Pacific Railway, Early Voyages as well as many other areas. We also deal in antique maps and prints, historic photos, autograph letters, postcards, antique scientific instruments and antique bookcases. Please contact us if you have any questions.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....