Description: GREETINGS FROM NEW ENGLAND ESTATE SERVICES! THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR STORE! THIS ONE OF THE MANY GREAT ITEMS WE ARE OFFERING FROM NEW ENGLAND ESTATES! MAKE SURE TO SEE OUR OTHER ITEMS AND ADD US TO YOUR LIST OF FAVORITE SELLERS! Please note that the item you see pictured above is the item that you will receive! Carefully review the photos and ask any questions you have before bidding or buying! ITEM DETAILS Title: Popular Amusements for Field and Fireside; or, Amusements for Young and OldAuthor: Aunt Carrie (Caroline L. Smith) Publisher: Milton Bradley & Co., Springfield, MassachusettsPublication Date: 1867Edition: 1st Edition Condition: Good ITEM DESCRIPTION Today we are pleased to offer this nicely preserved antique volume on games and pastimes including baseball! A great find from a local New England estate! This antique volume is over 156 years old! A rare volume to find in any condition! This example is in excellent condition! Original publisher gilt-decorated cloth binding shows just general wear, including rubbing and soiling to the boards and spine, some general wear around the extremities including bumping to the corners and spine extremes, and some rubbing and soiling to the page edges. Otherwise this is a very well-preserved antique volume! Lettering and gilt ornamentation to the spine displays nicely from the shelf, and the gilt title lettering to the front board shines brightly! Internally, this volume is in great shape as well. Both boards and all page groupings remain firmly attached to the binding. Sturdy and square! Former owner’s signature visible to front free endpaper as well as the title page, and there is also a stamp visible on the half-title page. Otherwise clean with no bookplates, inscriptions or library markings to note. The text block of this volume is very clean overall. There is typical age-related toning to the pages, as well as light soiling and light foxing scattered throughout, ands some gentle corner creasing in spots, but otherwise this volume is quite clean and remains perfectly readable throughout! Illustrated throughout with engravings in the text. Make sure to see the additional photographs in the description below for a thorough look through this antique tome. 248 pages with 4 pages of publisher advertisements in back. Measures approximately 7 3/4 inches tall by 5 1/4 inches wide by 1 inch thick. A perfect addition to any fine collection or a wonderful gift for someone special! Price includes FAST, FREE shipping! Buy with confidence! This item has been carefully inspected by hand. If you have any questions about this item, please contact us before bidding or buying! Payment is requested within 24 hours of winning this item. Prompt payment ensures FAST shipping! ADDITIONAL PHOTOS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY FROM NEW ENGLAND ESTATE SERVICES ON EBAY Our passion for fine, collectible and antique items makes itself apparent in our selection. Every order comes standard with unparalleled personal service and lightning fast order processing. As seasoned eBay sellers we understand that it takes effort to earn customer loyalty, and this drives us to become the best at what we do. CHECK BACK OFTEN AS WE’RE ALWAYS ADDING RARE ANTIQUES, PRICELESS HISTORIC GOODS, AND VINTAGE COLLECTIBLES! DELIVERY This antique volume will be professionally packaged and shipped via USPS Media Mail. We offer this service at no cost to the buyer. Please note that we can also accommodate local pickup in scenic Western Massachusetts. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING If you are interested in purchasing an item from us and would like to have your item shipped to you via the USPS please contact us prior to bidding or buying for a quote. RETURNS We describe each and every item we offer to the best of our ability, however we are human and sometimes make mistakes. If you are not satisfied with your purchase we offer a 30 day return policy. Please contact us with any issue you may have prior to sending back your purchase, we may be able to solve the issue without having to process a return. amusement answer arrange ball basket bat beautiful better Bezique blow boys bridge brush cadmium yellow called carmine CHARADES clothes club cobalt colors commence contra dance crimson lake croquet cut dance dressed dry eight fair ball fastened fat hen fate favorite feet fingers flowers forfeit forward and back foul ball four French blue gamboge gentleman give glass green ground guess half head home base imitate inches keep moving lady lamp-black leaf leather leaves let light mallet match game ornament painted paper Parlor pass person picture piece pitcher plant play player position purple red right hand rolled roquet-croquet rose madder rule run SEC second couples shade shells side sing squails stand starting post strike striker TABLEAUX VIVANTS third base touch turn partners umpire varnish vases vermilion vine wand whole wire wood word yellow young _gsrx_vers_1547 (GS 9.4.2 (1547))
Price: 359.99 USD
Location: Northampton, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-11-10T00:28:26.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Subject: Sports & Recreation
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1867
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 1st Edition