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; Hone, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for Thomas Tegg, 1845. Red cloth tanned to spine and board edges, blindstamped decs to spine, blindstamped decs to boards, corners lightly bumped, gutters lightly cracked but remains firm, pages clean and bright.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Bookcase
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62738
- 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; Hone, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Printed for Thomas Tegg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
- Size
- 8vo
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Bookcase
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Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Jacket
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- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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