Angling for Pike: A Practical and Comprehensive Work on the Most Approved Methods of Fishing for Pike or Jack: Including an Account of Some New Tackles for Spinning, Live-Baiting, and Trolling
by Bickerdyke, John
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
London: L. Upcott Gill. Soft cover. Preface is dated 1888. Very fine engravings throughout, frontispiece is of an "old pike". Pale green paper cover, 96 pages plus 23 pages of ads in back as well as on back cover. Front cover is missing but has been replaced with a facsimile grey paper cover. Spine, edges and back cover are age darkened, contents clean. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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Details
- Bookseller
- Black Sheep Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009968
- Title
- Angling for Pike: A Practical and Comprehensive Work on the Most Approved Methods of Fishing for Pike or Jack: Including an Account of Some New Tackles for Spinning, Live-Baiting, and Trolling
- Author
- Bickerdyke, John
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- L. Upcott Gill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- FISHING
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian; Outdoor Recreation;
Terms of Sale
Black Sheep Books
Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier shipments, but not until the customer agrees. Canadian customers, please note that applicable sales taxes will be added. Please contact us with any questions you might have.
About the Seller
Black Sheep Books
Biblio member since 2004
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
About Black Sheep Books
We are an independent, locally-owned shop dedicated to books and the people who love them. Here you will find two floors packed with volumes of enduring value, including familiar favourites, contemporary fiction, guides, books of local interest, and non-fiction titles covering everything from outer space to inner peace. We also have marine charts, art cards, unique prints, hand-crafted bags, and many other intriguing items. Located at Grace Point Square in the Village of Ganges, close to marinas and Salt Spring\'s renowned Saturday Market, we are open every day except Christmas and New Year\'s. If you want to pick-up a book you saw online, please call or e-mail ahead as many of our listings are kept in a separate storage facility.
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