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Cynegetica; or, Essays on Sporting: Consisting of Observations on Hare Hunting...To which is added, The Chace: A Poem. By William Somervile, Esq
by Blane, William
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- Condition
- Contemporary marbled boards, calf tips, rebacked with new brown calf, gilt panelled spine, green morocco label, marbled edges, l
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Stockdale, 1788. First edition. Engraved frontispiece and title page vignette by Heath after Stothard. 292. [4, ads]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards, calf tips, rebacked with new brown calf, gilt panelled spine, green morocco label, marbled edges, light waterstaining to frontispiece and title, else fine. First edition. Engraved frontispiece and title page vignette by Heath after Stothard. 292. [4, ads]pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Schwerdt I, p.70 & plate 25; Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 50
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- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11043
- Title
- Cynegetica; or, Essays on Sporting: Consisting of Observations on Hare Hunting...To which is added, The Chace: A Poem. By William Somervile, Esq
- Author
- Blane, William
- Format/Binding
- Engraved frontispiece and title page vignette by Heath after Stothard. 292. [4, ads]pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for John Stockdale
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1788
- Keywords
- Foxhunting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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James Cummins Bookseller
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