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Sale 482: Rare Books & Manuscripts - Fine Press - Illustrated Books (#482) 06/21/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #58The Practical Angler. By Piscator

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Sale 482: Rare Books & Manuscripts - Fine Press - Illustrated Books (#482) 06/21/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Title:

The Practical Angler. By Piscator

Author:

[Hughes, William]

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.

Date Published:

1842

Description:

v, 293 pp. + errata leaf. Illustrated with 6 engraved plates, including the frontispiece. (8vo) modern cloth, morocco spine label, top edge gilt. First Edition.

"An excellent treatise by William Hughes, a barrister, who also wrote 'A practical treatise on the choice and cookery of fish'". Westwood & Satchell, p. 171. Bookplate of Reginald Stuart Chambers.

Condition:

Mild rubbing to cloth; repair to half-title, scattered mild foxing (mostly marginal); very good.

Item#:

227249

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The Practical Angler. By Piscator
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