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THE ANGLER'S MUSEUM; OR, THE WHOLE ART OF FLOAT AND FLY FISHING. Containing I. The Nature And Properties Of Fish In General. II. Rules And Cautions To Be Observed By Young Anglers. III. The Choice And Preparation Of Rods And Lines.
by SHIRLEY, Thomas.:
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
London, printed for John Fielding, (1784).. Title continued: IV. Of Float Fishing And Of Live And Dead Baits. V. Of Fly Fishing And The Preparation Of Artificial Flies. VI. An Account Of The Different Sorts Of Fish, Their Haunts And Spawning Times, And Sea Foods To Angle For Them. VII. An Account Of Some Of The Sea Fish, Their Nature, Qualities and the Manner Of Catching Them. VIII. Particulars Respecting The Laws And Customs Of Angling. FIRST EDITION (1784), undated but only the first edition of 1784 has the author's name on the title page, small 12mo, approximately 155 x 90 mm, 6 x 3¾ inches, engraved portrait frontispiece of Mr John Kirby "The Celebrated Fisherman", Keeper of Newgate, woodcut vignette of fish on title page, pages: viii, 1-136, bound in half calf, gilt decoration, lettering and date to spine, marbled boards and edges. Upper corner of upper cover slightly bumped, tiny chips to marbled paper at top of lower cover, modern fishing bookplate on front pastedown, early signature on reverse of frontispiece, light browning to frontispiece margins, slight brown offsetting from portrait onto title page as usual, "First ed 1784" in a modern hand at foot of title page, some pages lightly age-browned, tiny ink mark to lower corner of 3 leaves, just visible on a few other pages, a small pale ink "X" in a couple of margins, a tiny closed tear neatly repaired to 1 lower margin, minor horizontal crease page 131. A very good copy. Westwood & Satchell, Bibliotheca Piscatoria, page 194. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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- Roger Middleton
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- Title
- THE ANGLER'S MUSEUM; OR, THE WHOLE ART OF FLOAT AND FLY FISHING. Containing I. The Nature And Properties Of Fish In General. II. Rules And Cautions To Be Observed By Young Anglers. III. The Choice And Preparation Of Rods And Lines.
- Author
- SHIRLEY, Thomas.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, printed for John Fielding, (1784).
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FISHING ANGLING FLY FISHING RODS LINES FLOATS BAIT
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