Rambles and Recollections of a Fly-Fisher, Illustrated With, an Appendix Containing Ample Instructions to the Novice, Inclusive of Fly-Making, and a List of Really Useful Flies.
by Clericus [Cartwright, William]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+; Color loss at corners, top quarter inch of spine worn with short crack on front hinge, internally tight and clean.
- Seller
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Westmoreland, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
London: Chapman & Hall. Good+; Color loss at corners, top quarter inch of spine worn with . short crack on front hinge, internally tight and clean.. 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Publisher's ornately embossed dark blue cloth, gilt spine title, gilt fish on front board, viii, [2], 155p., 8 plates. **With the angling bookplate of J.A. Radcliffe. .
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- Bookseller
- HJHurley (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171
- Title
- Rambles and Recollections of a Fly-Fisher, Illustrated With, an Appendix Containing Ample Instructions to the Novice, Inclusive of Fly-Making, and a List of Really Useful Flies.
- Author
- Clericus [Cartwright, William]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+; Color loss at corners, top quarter inch of spine worn with short crack on front hinge, internally tight and clean.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chapman & Hall
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Angling, Sport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Angling;
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