Cricket (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes)
by Steel, A.G.; R.H. Lyttelton; Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g- to g
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1890. Fourth edition. Hardcover. g- to g. Octavo. (xiii) 429pp. Period 3/4 red leather over red marbled paper boards. Edges of the book block in gild. Marbled endpapers. The work is part of the larger famed Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes series, masterminded by Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824-1899). The this comprehensive book contains countless b/w demonstrative illustrative figures displaying all aspect the of the game. An invaluable resource for understanding the sport of cricket during the late Victorian era. Binding with some rubbing to extremities, including the hinges of the spine. Right edge of the front cover slightly bumped. Starting at the gutters of the interior covers. Light to moderate sporadic foxing throughout. Book block still fairly tight overall. Binding and interior in good- to good condition overall.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47962
- Title
- Cricket (The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes)
- Author
- Steel, A.G.; R.H. Lyttelton; Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g- to g
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth edition
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- ball games, sports, stick ball, English sports, British Sports, British empire, Victorian sports, athletics, Sporting history,
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
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