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The British Angler: or, A Pocket-Companion for Gentlemen-Fishers
by Williamson, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Modern speckled calf, spine gilt, a.e.g. Title leaf is trimmed at bottom with partial loss of date, minor toning of textblock, e
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge, 1740. First edition. Frontispiece, 3 folding copperplate engravings, headpieces and tailpieces. viii, 318, [10, index] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Modern speckled calf, spine gilt, a.e.g. Title leaf is trimmed at bottom with partial loss of date, minor toning of textblock, else about fine. First edition. Frontispiece, 3 folding copperplate engravings, headpieces and tailpieces. viii, 318, [10, index] pp. 1 vols. 12mo. "One of the best of the manuals ..." (Westwood & Satchell). Westwood & Satchell, p. 241; Heckscher 2273
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 262455
- Title
- The British Angler: or, A Pocket-Companion for Gentlemen-Fishers
- Author
- Williamson, John
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece, 3 folding copperplate engravings, headpieces and tailpieces. viii, 318, [10, index] pp. 1 vols. 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used - Modern speckled calf, spine gilt, a.e.g. Title leaf is trimmed at bottom with partial loss of date, minor toning of textblock, e
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed for J. Hodges, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1740
- Keywords
- Angling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports & Games;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
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- 12mo
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- Gilt
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- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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