Leaves from the Records of the St Huberts Club Or, Reminiscences of Sporting Expeditions in Many Lands
de Bulger, George E
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good with no dust jacket
- Librería
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: L. Booth. Good with no dust jacket. 1864. First Edition. Hardcover. Viii, 336 pp. Original dark red cloth with blind ruling, elaborately gilt spine with gilt title. Covers are faded and worn, some toeing in at the corners, spine cover is quite faded and starting to lift. Interior front hinge cracking, yellow endpapers, title page is quite browned (as is common) and has a 2" clean tear at the top edge. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Quite scarce, only a few hundred were printed. Fictionalized account of hunting and fishing in many continents. "Contains much on Canadian fishing among the Thousand Islands, including very early fly fishing for bass in the St. Lawrence. Also trout in Ireland, hunting in Africa. The St. Hubert's Club was established in Canada in 1848." Bruns call it "a rare work." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages .
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- Librería
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 10184
- Título
- Leaves from the Records of the St Huberts Club Or, Reminiscences of Sporting Expeditions in Many Lands
- Autor
- Bulger, George E
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good with no dust jacket
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- L. Booth
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1864
- Palabras clave
- Fishing, Hunting, Sporting, Thousand Islands, St. Huberts Club
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Travel/Adventure; First/Limited/Signed Editions; Sports; Canadiana;
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Sobre el vendedor
Leaf and Stone Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Toronto, Ontario
Sobre Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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