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The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I

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[PARIS, John Ayrton (1785-1856)]. Philosophy in Sport Made ...

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[PARIS, John Ayrton (1785-1856)]. Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest? London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827. FIRST EDITION. Three volumes in one. Near-contemporary quarter red levant Morocco over green cloth boards, black gilt Morocco lettering label on spine. Engraved titles, illustrated with figures and vignettes. 12mo. xviii, 316; viii, 314; vi, 207, [1, colophon]. Half-title of vol. I with ink note (author?s name misspelled). Binding somewhat worn, soiled, spine lightly toned, hinges starting, text occasionally foxed, creased, a few gutters overopened. Dawes? bookplate and the ink ownership stamp of H. J. Lorimer. Very good. Toole Stott 525.