The Angler's Vade Mecum, Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, Their Seasons, and the kind of Weather that Brings them most on the Water
by W. Carroll
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Co., 1818. First edition. 3/4 leather. Very Good. 18 x 11 cm. 12mo. 128 pages. 12 color plates showing various flies. Bound in green 3/4 leather with tan boards. There is some staining to the rear endpapers and last 2 plates. The staining does not quite reach the images. Previous owner's gift inscription on title page. Some rubbing to edges of the boards. Scarse.
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- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55706
- Title
- The Angler's Vade Mecum, Containing a Descriptive Account of the Water Flies, Their Seasons, and the kind of Weather that Brings them most on the Water
- Author
- W. Carroll
- Format/Binding
- 3/4 leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Archibald Constable and Co.
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1818
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- Fishing;
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.