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The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England; Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, & Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
by Strutt, Joseph; Illustrated By One Hundred and Forty Engravings ...a New Edition, with a Copious Index By William Hone
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1845. Very Good in contemporary half pebbled brown morocco over marbled boards, spine with five raised bands and lettered in gilt, marbled end papers, the bookplate of noted Celtic language and folklore scholar Edgar M. Slotkin front paste down along with a small bookseller's label. Prior owner name top edge verso front end page. Boards rubbed at edges, binding solid, contents quite clean and unmarked. A scholar's copy. . New Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. Tall 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007972
- Title
- The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England; Including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Shows, Processions, Pageants, & Pompous Spectacles from the Earliest Period to the Present Time
- Author
- Strutt, Joseph; Illustrated By One Hundred and Forty Engravings ...a New Edition, with a Copious Index By William Hone
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, As Issued
- Edition
- New Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for Thomas Tegg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- Tall 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folklore; Nineteenth Century;
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Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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- New
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- Spine
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- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Jacket
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- Pebbled
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- Verso
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- Marbled boards
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- Bookplate
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