Golf (The Badminton Library)
by Horace G. Hutchinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Longmans, Green and Co, 1890. 1/2 leather. Very Good +. Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss. The 1890 1st edition, part of the wonderful "Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes" by Longmans, Green and Co. of London. Solid and VG+ in its 1/2 navy-blue calf over orange cloth. Bright gilt-insignia at the front panel, bright gilt-titling to the spine. Light wear (a bit of spotting and several small scuff marks) to the panels, tasteful bookplate at the front pastedown, light foxing to the text. Thick 12mo, very nicely illustrated thruout by Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15159
- Title
- Golf (The Badminton Library)
- Author
- Horace G. Hutchinson
- Illustrator
- Thomas Hodge and Harry Furniss
- Format/Binding
- 1/2 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Keywords
- rare golf books, rare Horace Hutchinson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....