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British Rural Sports comprising Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism and the Various Rural Games and Amusements of Great Britain
Stonehenge [John Henry Walsh]
1867
Frederick Warne and Co. : London
7.5" by 6"
xx, 821, 6pp
SUMMARY
A comprehensive volume on British Rural Sport, with illustrations throughout.
Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
A seventh edition of the extensive work on British Rural Sport, including Shooting, Hunting, Coursing, Fishing, Hawking, Racing, Boating, Pedestrianism and the Various Rural Games and Amusements of Great Britain.
Within this volume, Stonehenge, or John Henry Walsh, explores sporting literature and sports of Great Britain. Relating to the various kinds of racing adopted in Great Britain and a description of everything relating to outdoor games and amusements. The volume is organised into four parts that explore various aspects of Rural Sports.
Richly illustrated throughout.
Bound by Burn.
With six pages of publisher adverts to the rear.
CONDITION
In full cloth binding. Externally, generally smart with some bumping to the head of the spine. Some marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting, but remains firm, rear hinge is loosening and weak. With a previous owner book plate to the front pastedown dated 1879. With binders sticker to the rear pastedown. Internally, binding is loosening in place with pages 439 to 442 loose. Pages are generally bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Good Only
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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