Covent Garden, London: William Satchell & Co., 1880. Clean and tight binding with bright gilt-embossed front cover; Former owner's signature neatly penned on ffep, dated Bennington, VT, January 1927; A bit of rubbing, shelf-wear to edges and corners; spine slightly darkened. Spine extremities and board corners scuffed and gently frayed; Top edge gilt; Textblock lightly age-toned. Light foxing on tissue guard protecting a photo of the author. 349p., including appendices.. New Edition. Green Cloth, Gilt Titled. Very Good. Illus. by 12 Woodcuts Engraved By Edmund Evans; Photograph Frontispiece by Woodbury. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

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Bookseller: Clausen Books, RMABA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: GF232
Title: My Life As an Angler
Author: Henderson, William
Illustrator: 12 Woodcuts Engraved By Edmund Evans; Photograph Frontispiece by Woodbury
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Edition: New Edition
Publisher: William Satchell & Co.
Place of Publication: Covent Garden, London
Date Published: 1880
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: Fishing, Salmon, Trout, Angling, Rod and Line, British Fly Fishing
Bookseller catalogs: Biography & Autobiography;

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
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....
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.