The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Disourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing
by Walton, Izaak / Cotton, Charles / Nicolas, Harris
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- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto and Windus, 1875 Frontis, decorative title, 205pp, [3], 320pp, Ads in back dated October, 1883, 32pp bound in gilt decorated brown cloth, gilt decorated spine, with spine label intact, plates throughout. Covers show general wear and rubbing, along with cloth buckling on back, inner hinges cracked, occasional light edge damp mark.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006273
- Title
- The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Disourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing
- Author
- Walton, Izaak / Cotton, Charles / Nicolas, Harris
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto and Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Keywords
- Fishing Angling Complete Angler
- Bookseller catalogs
- SPORTING;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...
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