THE JOLLY ANGLER; OR WATER SIDE COMPANION. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE BEST PLACES FOR ANGLING, AS WELL AS THE TACKLE, BAITS, AND OTHER REQUISITES TO FORM AN EXPERT ANGLER: WITH A CORRECT DESCRIPTION OF TYING HOOKS, MAKING ARTIFICIAL FLIES, REPAIRING TACKLE &c.
by J. March
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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About This Item
London: J. March, Effingham Wilson, B. Steill, 1836. Second edition. Hardcover. Good. 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. 8vo. 104pp. Original brown boards with rose cloth spine faded to brown. Condition is GOOD ; Front hinge cracked but holding at the center. Spine quite chipped, ffep missing, upper corners of first few leaves are burned, , not affecting text. A good copy of a very delicate book. Some pages are bound out of sequence, but the contents are complete. Second edition. Illustrated with an attractive frontis and 80 woodcuts of fish, tackle and flies. Sport. RGR.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- THE JOLLY ANGLER; OR WATER SIDE COMPANION. CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE BEST PLACES FOR ANGLING, AS WELL AS THE TACKLE, BAITS, AND OTHER REQUISITES TO FORM AN EXPERT ANGLER: WITH A CORRECT DESCRIPTION OF TYING HOOKS, MAKING ARTIFICIAL FLIES, REPAIRING TACKLE &c.
- Author
- J. March
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Publisher
- J. March, Effingham Wilson, B. Steill
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1836
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- 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,...
- Spine
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- Hinge
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