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The British angler: or, a pocket-companion for gentlemen-fishers. Being a New and Methodical Treatise of the Art of Angling: Comprehending all that is Curious and Useful in the Knowledge of that Polite Diversion. As: I. An Introduction; containing an Encomium on Rivers and the Art of Angling, with general Observations on the Nature of Fish. II. The Angler's Apparatus: Or, Directions concerning Rods, Lines, Hooks, Floats, and the rest of the Tackle: Also, of Baits, Natural and Artificial. III. An exact Description of the several Kinds of Fish that are found in the Rivers, and on the Sea-Coasts of Great Britain; their Size, Shape, Qualities, Seasons, Feeding, Haunts, &c. IV. The whole Practice of Angling: Teaching the Choice and Preparation of proper Stands; the Method of Taking every Species, more particularly the sportive Trout, the voracious Pike, and other Capital Game. With Descriptions of our principal Rivers, Observations relating to the Weather, and other necessary Remarks. Together with Supplemental Di
de WILLIAMSON, John
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London: printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-glass, on London-bridge, 1740. First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good+. First edition of "One of the best of the manuals . . . " (Westwood & Satchell) 12mo (166 x 99mm): viii,318,[10]pp, with frontispiece, two (of three) folding copperplate engravings, and head- and tailpieces. Contemporary speckled sheep, covers bordered in gilt, spine in six compartments between raised bands, red morocco lettering piece gilt. Ownership inscription of Wm. Alington, dated 1800, to front fly-leaf; second, indecipherable signature, dated May 21st, 1797, to title page. A handsome, albeit defective, copy, with first folding plate absent. Westwood & Satchell, p. 241. Heckscher 2273. Bartlett, p. 75. Smith, p. 46. Chapters on equipment (rods, lines, hooks, floats, and bait) and on fishing for salmon, trout, grayling, pike, perch, carp, and other fishes, with appendices on fish ponds, laws of angling, and cookery. N. B. With few exceptions (always identified), we only stock books in exceptional condition, carefully preserved in archival, removable mylar sleeves. All orders are packaged with care and posted promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed. (Fine Editions Ltd is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association, and we subscribe to its codes of ethics.).
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- Título
- The British angler: or, a pocket-companion for gentlemen-fishers. Being a New and Methodical Treatise of the Art of Angling: Comprehending all that is Curious and Useful in the Knowledge of that Polite Diversion. As: I. An Introduction; containing an Encomium on Rivers and the Art of Angling, with general Observations on the Nature of Fish. II. The Angler's Apparatus: Or, Directions concerning Rods, Lines, Hooks, Floats, and the rest of the Tackle: Also, of Baits, Natural and Artificial. III. An exact Description of the several Kinds of Fish that are found in the Rivers, and on the Sea-Coasts of Great Britain; their Size, Shape, Qualities, Seasons, Feeding, Haunts, &c. IV. The whole Practice of Angling: Teaching the Choice and Preparation of proper Stands; the Method of Taking every Species, more particularly the sportive Trout, the voracious Pike, and other Capital Game. With Descriptions of our principal Rivers, Observations relating to the Weather, and other necessary Remarks. Together with Supplemental Di
- Autor
- WILLIAMSON, John
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Full Leather
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-glass, on London-bridge
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1740
- Palabras clave
- Fishes. Fishing—Early works to 1800. Fishing—Equipment and supplies.
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
- Plate
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
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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...
