THE NATIONAL SPORTS OF GREAT BRITAIN
by ALKEN, HENRY
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- GOOD+
- Seller
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BURLINGTON, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
LONDON: METHUEN & CO LTD. GOOD+. PUB 1903. HARDCOVER. 50 FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS / THE ILLUSTRATED POCKET LIBRARY OF PLAIN AND COLOURED BOOKS . THIS EDITION IS BASED ON THE 1925 THOMAS M'LEAN EDITION AND IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM "THE NATIONAL SPORTS IN FOLIO" EDITION PUBLISHED BY M'LEAN IN 1823. RED CLOTH BOARDS WITH PAPER TITLE LABEL ON THE SPINE. BOOK HAS SUFFERED SOME DAMPING AT THE SPINE HEEL THAT HAS WICKED UPWARD AND MINIMUMLY AFFECTS THE INTERIOR EDGES OF THE TEXT ABOUT 1/3 THE LENGTH OF THE SPINE, DAMP ALSO TO EXTERIOR CLOTH AT THE HEEL OF SPINE AND MODEST EXTENSION TO ADJACENT AREA, PAPER SPINE LABEL TANNED WITH BACK-UP LABEL TIPPED IN AT REAR OF TEXT, FRONT SPINE EDGE CORNERS MODERATELY WORN, AND CORNERS MODESTLY RUBBED/WORN. PICTORIAL AREA OF PLATES NOT AFFECTED BY STAINING. THE BOOK IS QUITE NICE DESPITE THE FLAWS AND SCARCE. .
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- Bookseller
- JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- COLLECTI012105I
- Title
- THE NATIONAL SPORTS OF GREAT BRITAIN
- Author
- ALKEN, HENRY
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - GOOD+
- Publisher
- METHUEN & CO LTD
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- PUB 1903
- Keywords
- SPORT, GREAT BRITAIN
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