MR SPONGE'S SPORTING TOUR
by Surtees, R. S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1852. Book. Illus. by Leech, John. Very Good. Half-Leather. First Edition. 8vo. pp 408, Handsomely bound in contemporary red morocco with marbled brds and leather corners. five raised bands to the spine with gilt motifes of fox, fox's brush, crop and hunting horn between, ruled and decorated in gilt, a little rubbing to joints and extremities o/w binding in very good condition. Marbled end-papers, top edge gilt, title page with hand coloured vignette, 13 other hand-coloured plts, numerous wood-cuts within text a little spotting to title page and fly-papers o/w contents very clean and tight, no inscriptions. A very good first-edition copy in a handsome contemporary binding. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Loe Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038221
- Title
- MR SPONGE'S SPORTING TOUR
- Author
- Surtees, R. S
- Illustrator
- Leech, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Bradbury, Agnew, & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1852
- Size
- 8vo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting, Shooting, Fishing;
Terms of Sale
Loe Books
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About the Seller
Loe Books
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Launceston, Cornwall
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....