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Illustrations Of Indian Field Sports; Selected And Reproduced From The Coloured Engravings First Published In 1807 After Designs By Captain Thomas Williamson Of The Bengal Army
by Williamson, Thomas
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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About This Item
Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, 1892. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine. First edition of Illustrations of Indian Field Sports by Captain Thomas Williamson.. Oblong octavo, viii, [2], 20pp, [5pp ads]. Red cloth, title in gilt on front cover. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, some wear to boards, faint toning to edges, light rubbing to corners, a near fine example. Complete with ten full-page color plates.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12496
- Title
- Illustrations Of Indian Field Sports; Selected And Reproduced From The Coloured Engravings First Published In 1807 After Designs By Captain Thomas Williamson Of The Bengal Army
- Author
- Williamson, Thomas
- Illustrator
- First edition of Illustrations of Indian Field Sports by Captain Thomas Williamson.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Company
- Place of Publication
- Westminster
- Date Published
- 1892
- Keywords
- Oriental field sports, the european in india, Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, Samuel Howitt, Atkinson, Manskirch, Edward Orme
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- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cloth
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