London: Edgar Backus. Bound in red cloth with gilt tiltes to spine, this 1940 hardcover First Edition is VG in Vg dustjacket (unclipped). XV/260pp with Dedication from Pilot Officer Guy Paget (Somewhere in England. 1940), Preface, 44 line drawing illustrations, and 25 Chapters/Articles concerning hunting and other field sports. Inscription on FFEP, dustjacket chipped at top/tail of spine and two return flap corners, otherwise all VG . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1940.

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Bookseller: Camillas Bookshop (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0015936
Title: Mr. Silas P. Mowbray Returns to Melton
Author: Paget, Guy
Illustrator: Lloyd, T. Ivester
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Edgar Backus
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1940
Keywords: Fox Hunting
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.

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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...
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...
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