The Fisherman's Bedside Book
by B B
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1955. "As well as brown trout in gin-clear chalk streams,sea trout in Norwegian torrents and salmon in gloomy Scottish lochs, this collection features the pursuit of bream in Black Country canals, carp in brooding ponds, barbel on the Thames, pike in unfished castle moats and many, many more. There are even some accounts of the pursuit, by British anglers of course, of foreign fish such as the mighty mahseer of the Middle East. Welcoming inns and pastoral idylls provide the setting." CONDITION Navy bds with Bright Gilt title and Gilt Trout decoration to front (fresh and unworn, sharp cnrs, small faded spot top rear) pp xxiii 575 with 19 nice woodblock illus throughout (bright clean copy, not inscribed, light foxed to eps only) Original DJ is fresh with foxed White areas, very minor edge wear, is price clipped.. 2nd Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Watkins-Pitchford, Denys. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9271
- Title
- The Fisherman's Bedside Book
- Author
- B B
- Illustrator
- Watkins-Pitchford, Denys
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Eyre and Spottiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Trout Fishing Angling
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
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Auckland
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
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