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British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing
"The Sportsman" [William Scarth Dixon] (ed.)
1911
"British Sports and Sportsmen" : London
15" by 11.5"
xv, 1-272pp; ix, 273pp- 620pp
SUMMARY
A pleasing limited edition copy of this fascinating study of racing, coursing and steeplechasing by William Scarth Dixon; bound in the publisher's original cloth binding with gilt title to the front board and spine.
First Edition,Illustrated,Limited Edition,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good
This book weighs 10 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
Within this work Dixon provides a fascinating account of notable events in racing; examining the sport from classical times to the date of the works publication.
This work is complete in two volumes.
This edition is limited to one thousand copies, of which this set is No. 254.
This work is from the monumental 'British Sports and Sportsmen series'. The other works in this series covered such topic as Cricket and Football, Yachting and Rowing, Shooting and Deerstalking, Athletics and ball games to name a few.
Containing a loosely inserted slip to volume I:
'With the Compliments of the Manager of British Sports and Sportsmen.
41 and 42, King Street,
Convent Garden,
London, W.C.'
CONDITION
In the publisher's original quarter green cloth binding with brown cloth over boards. Externally generally smart, with slight bumping to extremities and head and tail of spine, with marking and slight rubbing to boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with just the odd light spot, heavier to first and last few pages. Numbered in ink to the limited edition colophon.
Overall Condition: Very 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.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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