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A Sporting Family of the Old South. With which is included Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman by Frederick Gustavus Skinner
by Smith, Harry Worcester
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Red cloth, gilt lettering. Near fine copy (spine slightly faded as usual)
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
Albany, New York: Published by J.B. Lyon Company, 1936. First edition. Illustrated. xvii, [2], 477 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red cloth, gilt lettering. Near fine copy (spine slightly faded as usual). First edition. Illustrated. xvii, [2], 477 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed at Three Score and Ten. Inscribed, with the author's bookplate, on an inserted leaf. "Inscribed by the author, whose motto at three score and ten still is: 'His line is the line of foxes, His pace is the pace of the pack, Harry Worcester Smith."
First part is about John Stuart Skinner, founder of the American Turf Register, and Smith's great-great grandfather. "The work was published for private subscription ... Very scarce" (Bruns). Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 335; Bruns S192
First part is about John Stuart Skinner, founder of the American Turf Register, and Smith's great-great grandfather. "The work was published for private subscription ... Very scarce" (Bruns). Biscotti, Six Centuries of Foxhunting, p. 335; Bruns S192
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 368425
- Title
- A Sporting Family of the Old South. With which is included Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman by Frederick Gustavus Skinner
- Author
- Smith, Harry Worcester
- Format/Binding
- Illustrated. xvii, [2], 477 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Red cloth, gilt lettering. Near fine copy (spine slightly faded as usual)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Published by J.B. Lyon Company
- Place of Publication
- Albany, New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- Sports & Games
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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