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Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream and Kindred Studies
de G. E. M. Skues
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- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
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- Librería
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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London: Adam and Charles Black, 1910. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 10" by 7". Not Stated. A very smart first edition of this influential fly fishing book from G. E. M. Skues. A very smart first edition of "Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream and Kindred Studies" by G. E. M. Skues. Beautifully illustrated with a colour plate frontispiece. George Edward MacKenzie Skues, usually known as G. E. M. Skues (18581949), was a British lawyer, author and fly fisherman. "Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream and Kindred Studies" was Skues" first book and is said to have effected a "revolution" as it set the stage for the dominance of nymph fishing for trout. Containing two pages of publisher"s advertisements to the rear. In the original publisher"s cloth binding, with gilt title to the front board and spine. Externally, Very smart. Some very minor rubbing to the extremities, particularly the head and tail of the spine. Pastedown and endpapers are lightly age-toned. Internally, generally firmly bound. Some light spotting mainly to end papers. Otherwise pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 814C14
- Título
- Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream and Kindred Studies
- Autor
- G. E. M. Skues
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Adam and Charles Black
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1910
- Tamaño
- 10" by 7"
- Palabras clave
- Fly fishing Illustrated Colour Plate Skues Illustrated
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
