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F.P. Delme Radcliffe : The Noble Science A Few General Ideas On Fox-Hunting For The Use of The Rising Generation of Sportsmen and More Especially Those of The Hertfordshire Hunt Club First UK Edition 1st Impression Published By Rudolph Ackermann London 1839……..Superb Copy in a Fine Leather Binding ………… (See Pictures) Condition Of Book: This is a Near Fine Copy of this Book in very attractive contemporary blue half calf binding over marbled boards,with the top edge of the book gilt lined.There are neat attractive marbled endpapers.No previous names or inscriptions are present.Illustrated with engraved frontispiece and further charming engravings within the book (see pics) The binding is firm with NO hinge weakness,no turned corners to pages.Light spotting to frontispiece and to the title page.Internally the book’s contents are clean and free from foxing.The polished calf has five raised bands to spine with title lettering and Author in the 2nd and 4th spine compartments,other compartments are are illustrated with gilt roundel designs.Great copy for the collector on this early treatise on Fox Hunting especially Hertfordshire and it’s hounds etc.8vo Royal Octavo size (xii) b 327pp First Edition [1839] Postage: Sent Free 1st class within the UK and this includes full Insurance or £6.50 sent by Air-Mail to Europe or £8.50 sent by Air-Mail to rest of the world Payments.We can directly accept payments for your winning bid in the following ways only.You can pay by directly through my business in Lancashire through paypal NB We always try very hard to describe all our books accurately and to note any significant faults.If anything we generally underplay a book’s condition in order to avoid any buyer disappointment.I trust that this will give you the confidence to buy from us now and in the future,as new quality stock is always being added,so it’s always worth checking for new arrivals within our shop. NB Please note USA is Now World Zone 3 with Increased Charges Applied from 1st JulyAir-Mail Approx 7-14 Days is now £14.95
