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Popular pastimes, being a selection of picturesque representations of the customs & amusements of Great Britain, in ancient and modern times; accompanied with historical descriptions.
por [BRAYLEY Edward Wedlake 1773-1854. STEPHANOFF Francis Philip 1788-1860]
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Muito Bom
- Livreiro
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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Sobre este item
London: Sherwood, Neely and Jones; etc, 1816. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author & Others. Pastimes include football, exorcism and wife selling VG+ 1st ed 1816 In contemporary full calf, decorative gilt edge tooling. Spine skilfully rebacked with the original laid down, raised bands, decorative gilt tooling, gilt titles to red calf label. Internally, frontis, title page with hand coloured coloured vignette, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-126 pp, 20 pls (hand coloured) plus the tp vignette, corner torn from contents leaf, bound without the half title, contemp ink name to ffep(R Roundhouse?), gilt board edges & turn-ins, evidence of bookplate removal. First and only edition. (210*129 mm). Not in Abbey. This curious and sometimes bizarre collection of 'customs and amusements' include: Football, Exorcism, Mistletoe, Bull Baiting, the Guy Faux, Selling a Wife and others. The well executed plates are engraved after Stephanoff: unusually they are coloured which perhaps suggests that this copy is an early issue.
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- Livreiro
- Madoc Books
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 007500
- Título
- Popular pastimes, being a selection of picturesque representations of the customs & amusements of Great Britain, in ancient and modern times; accompanied with historical descriptions.
- Autor
- [BRAYLEY Edward Wedlake 1773-1854. STEPHANOFF Francis Philip 1788-1860]
- Ilustrador
- Author & Others
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Sherwood, Neely and Jones; etc
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1816
- Dimensão
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Peso
- 1.10 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Colour Plate, Sports Football Racing Hobbies Stephan odd customs manners Football, Reference, Running & Jogging
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Sport Recreation Hunting; Illustrations and more;
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Llandudno, Conwy
Sobre Madoc Books
We are close to the beach and the wonderful Snowdonia National Park. Dealing in Fine & Rare Antiquarian books in the heart of North Wales. We have a general stock of rare books, which include, but are not limited to: history, topography, private press and items with a Welsh interest.
We are keen to buy similar antiquarian books.
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- Half Title
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- Gilt
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