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Fly Fishing (Limited to 150 Signed Copies)
by Viscount Grey of Fallodon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1930. Vellum. Near Fine. Eric Fitch Daglish. A lovely copy of the 1930 1st thus, the 1st edition with the Eric Fitch Daglish wood engravings. LIMITED TO 150 COPIES (eighty-five for sale in Great Britain, fifty for sale in the United States) SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR GREY OF FALLODON AND BOUND IN A GILT-TITLED AND DESIGNED FULL VELLUM. Clean and Near Fine, with just the faintest touch of scuffing at the foot of the spine and a very slight, subtle hint of bowing to the boards. Quarto, top-edge gilt, deckled fore and bottom edges. The 10 full-page wood engravings all in pristine condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17895
- Title
- Fly Fishing (Limited to 150 Signed Copies)
- Author
- Viscount Grey of Fallodon
- Illustrator
- Eric Fitch Daglish
- Format/Binding
- Vellum
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- rare fishing books, rare fly-fishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting & Fishing;
Terms of Sale
Appledore Books, ABAA
All books are offered subject to prior sale. Materials are returnable within 1 week of receipt provided prior notice is given.
About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
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