Hargrove / ANECDOTES Of ARCHERY From the Earliest Times to the Year 1791 1st ed

Description: ANECDOTES Of ARCHERY; From the Earliest Times to the Year 1791. Including an Account of the Most Famous Archers of Ancient and Modern Times; with some curious Particulars in the Life of Robert Fitz-Ooth Earl of Huntington, Vulgarly called Robin Hood. The Present State of Archery, with the Different Societies in Great Britain, Particularly those of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Durham Author: Hargrove, E[ly. 1741 - 1818] Title: ANECDOTES Of ARCHERY; From the Earliest Times to the Year 1791. Including an Account of the Most Famous Archers of Ancient and Modern Times; with some curious Particulars in the Life of Robert Fitz-Ooth Earl of Huntington, Vulgarly called Robin Hood. The Present State of Archery, with the Different Societies in Great Britain, Particularly those of Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Durham Publication: York: Printed for E. Hargrove, Bookseller, Knaresbro'; And sold by all the Booksellers of York, Leeds, and Ripon. 1792 Edition: 1st edition (Lake & Wright, p. 137) Description: 104 pp (including Index). Frontis depiciting 'Medal of the Yorkshire Archers', folding plate showing the [fictional] pedigree of Robin Hood & a plate of the 'Medal of the Darlington Archers'. 12mo: A - H6 I4. C2 missigned as C3; C3 missigned as C2. 5-7/8" x 3-3/4". Later green half-morocco binding (by MacDonald, for Charles Scribners's Sons) with green cloth boards. TEG. Dark green eps. Spine leather lightly sunned. A VG+ copy. A somewhat popular book on the subject, reissued thrice since publication (once being photographic facsimile in 1970), however this first edition a fairly uncommon item not often seen on the commercial market, coming to auction only twice these past 30 some-odd years, the last being 1988. Seller ID: 29866 Subject: Potpourri Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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