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British Sports and Sportsmen: Shooting and Deerstalking
Various
[1939]
British Sports and Sportsmen LTD : London
15" by 11"
xiv, 428pp.
SUMMARY
Limited edition of this work on shooting and deerstalking, one in the striking series of 'Sports and Sportsmen,' lavishly illustrated.
Illustrated,Leather Binding,Limited Edition,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good
This book weighs 5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Number four-hundred and seventy-eight of one-thousand in the original publisher's full morocco binding. In the striking 'British Sports and Sportsmen' library of sports, this on methods of shooting various kinds of game and pheasants. With numerous illustrations in text as well as frontispiece and eight full page plates of photogravures. Collated, complete.
The later undated edition, dated from Copac. Another limited edition to one-thousand copies was issued in 1913.
From the library of the Cazenove family, with modern bookplate to front pastedown.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's full straight up grain morocco binding, with five raised bands, gilt to spine and boards, gilt to edges. Externally sound with shelf wear, boards lightly marked, spine and joints lightly rubbed, general minor soiling. Cazenove bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting scattered to the occasional leaf, particularly to leaves of plates, otherwise pages bright and clean throughout. With numerous illustrations in text as well as frontispiece and eight full page plates of photogravures. Collated, complete.
Overall Condition: Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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