The Practical Fly-Fisher; More Particularly for Grayling or Umber. With 10 Plates, coloured by hand, representing 120 flies, natural and artificial. By the late John Jackson, of Tanfield Mill
by Jackson, John
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Slark, 1880 8vo. original green blindstamped cloth gilt (prev. owner's name to FFE, some rubbing, spotting to outer leaves, else clean & bright); pp. [iv (last blank)], 56 (last blank), [2 (Subscriber's names)], with 10 handcoloured plates. A nice copy, very good plus.. Third Edition. Hard Cover. VG+.
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- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015911
- Title
- The Practical Fly-Fisher; More Particularly for Grayling or Umber. With 10 Plates, coloured by hand, representing 120 flies, natural and artificial. By the late John Jackson, of Tanfield Mill
- Author
- Jackson, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- John Slark
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Fishing
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Leaves
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