The Fly Fisher's Guide

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Sale 315: Angling & Sporting Books (#315) 08/11/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 08/11/2005 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #21The Fly Fisher's Guide

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$312.50

Estimate: $500 - $800

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Sale 315: Angling & Sporting Books (#315) 08/11/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 08/11/2005 1:00 PM PDT

Description

Title:

The Fly Fisher's Guide

Author:

Bainbridge George C[ole]

Place Published:

Liverpool

Publisher:

Printed by G. Cruickshank & Sold by Longman, Rees, et al

Date Published:

1828

Description:

viii, 162 pp. With 8 hand-colored copper-engraved plates; 1 uncolored copper-engraved plate. Fishing-themed opening initial and tailpiece. (8vo) 8½x5¼, 19th century full calf, spine gilt in compartments. Second Edition.

This enlarged second edition was printed on better paper and had more attention paid to the hand-coloring than the 1816 first edition. Westwood & Satchell pp.20-21.

Condition:

Binding rubbed at spine with lettering-piece lacking, few scuffs; plates offset to text (including to title-page), scattered small pale stains; but overall an attractive copy, near fine.

Item#:

159529
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