Angling: In All Its Branches, Reduced To A Complete Science: Being The Result Of More Than Forty Years Real Practice And Strict Observation Throughout The Kingdoms Of Great Britain And Ireland [Fine Binding]
de Taylor, Samuel
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
-
Portland, Maine, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Printed by A. Strahan For T.M. Longman And O. Rees, 1800. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. Wide margins, untrimmed, as handsome a copy as we've seen. The work is divided into three parts: the first discussing the counties of Great Britain and their respective rivers and waters; the second contains descriptions of the various fish, habits, bait, etc.; and third, a list of artifical flies, "the completest collection every yet known". (Westwood & Satchell 205-06). Light shelf/edge wear, touch of toning at the spine, ownership bookplate at front pastedown, ownership inscription at the bastard title (1810); else tight, bright, and unmarred. Halfbound, red leather spine and tips, five raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative elements, marbled pebbled cloth boards, marbled endpages. 8vo. 298pp plus np adverts [6pp].
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- Librería
- Lux Mentis, Booksellers
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 8084
- Título
- Angling: In All Its Branches, Reduced To A Complete Science: Being The Result Of More Than Forty Years Real Practice And Strict Observation Throughout The Kingdoms Of Great Britain And Ireland [Fine Binding]
- Autor
- Taylor, Samuel
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Printed by A. Strahan For T.M. Longman And O. Rees
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1800
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Pebbled
- Pebbled cloth or leather describes the covering of a hardcover book with a decorative texture of repeated small raised bumps,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
