Angling in All its Branches, Reduced to a Complete Science: being the result of more than forty years real practice and strict observation throughout the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. In three parts. First, Describing (among other things) the counties of England, Wales and Scotland. with those of Ireland. Secondly, A full description of the different kinds of Fish taken by Angling.Thirdly, A list of Artificial flies (the completest collection ever yet known) . The Whole forming a Work of real Utility. of a very different nature from those insignificant little Pamphlets hitherto published, which treat chiefly of angling in the Thames, the New River, and other Waters of equal consequence about London
by TAYLOR, Samuel
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London. T.M. Longman and O. Rees. 1800. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 18,2cm, The First Edition, xv,298,[vi]p., ads., complete with half title, double sided frontis containing 9 engraved species illustrations, rebound in half calf and marbled boards, binding is in poor condition, internally sound clean near fine condition, with the bookplate of Bertram Matthews & the bookseller ticket of "E. Chambers Hallam, Hillingdon, Middlesex, 1954" & signed "Samuel Taylor" on the free fly, as is (gar). ~ Westwood and Satchell p205 206. "I presume to think I have reduced Angling to a complete science" (dedication). Samuel Taylor (1749 1811) is best remembered as a prominent London stenographer who devised a popular system of shorthand, the manual of which went through many editions and languages.
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- Angling in All its Branches, Reduced to a Complete Science: being the result of more than forty years real practice and strict observation throughout the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. In three parts. First, Describing (among other things) the counties of England, Wales and Scotland. with those of Ireland. Secondly, A full description of the different kinds of Fish taken by Angling.Thirdly, A list of Artificial flies (the completest collection ever yet known) . The Whole forming a Work of real Utility. of a very different nature from those insignificant little Pamphlets hitherto published, which treat chiefly of angling in the Thames, the New River, and other Waters of equal consequence about London
- Author
- TAYLOR, Samuel
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- Hardcover
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- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- London. T.M. Longman and O. Rees. 1800
- Keywords
- SPORT ENGLISH FISHING LITERATURE NINETEENTH CENTURY ANGLING FLY TYING ENGLAND SCOTLAND WALES IRELAND
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