THE HORSE - HOW TO BUY AND SELL: Giving the Points Which Distinguish a Sound from an Unsound Horse
by Howden, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1882. Olive Green hardcover cloth binding with black decorations, Gilt horse's head on front, gilt titles on spine, Minor shelfwear, clean and tight interior. Hinge cracked with binding stitching intact pages 72/73. Start of hingecrack inside last blank page in back after single ad for the Sportsmen's Emporium in New York City. Both of these are noted, but do not affect binding integrity. Stitching is visible but holding. 131 pages with index. Pages yellowing. Previous owner bookplate fep. Overall a nice copy of scarce first edition of this title. According to the preface: To ascertain what constitutes strict soundness in the horse; to note deviations from soundness unimportant except as to their effect on the market value of the animal; and general observations on used horses.. Illus. by Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Very Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Deja Vu Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012812
- Title
- THE HORSE - HOW TO BUY AND SELL: Giving the Points Which Distinguish a Sound from an Unsound Horse
- Author
- Howden, Peter
- Illustrator
- Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Orange Judd Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horses - Nonfiction, Children and Adult;
Terms of Sale
Deja Vu Books
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About the Seller
Deja Vu Books
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Poplar Grove, Illinois
About Deja Vu Books
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- First Edition
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
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- Bookplate
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- Jacket
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