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Sale 315: Angling & Sporting Books (#315) 08/11/2005 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 08/11/2005 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #69 The Fly Fisher's Text Book

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$187.50

Estimate: $300 - $500

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Description

Title:

The Fly Fisher's Text Book

Author:

[Chitty, Edward] "Theophilus South"

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

R. Ackermann

Date Published:

1841

Description:

vi, 231, [1] + [4], 8 ad pp. Illustrated with 12 engraved plates, including the frontispiece and title-page; woodcuts in text. 9x5½, modern green half morocco over original blindstamped cloth covers. First Edition.

This book is "one of the best of its class" (Westwood & Scatchell). The engraved title-page is included in the pagination; there is no letterpress title-page. Westwood & Satchell p.198.

Condition:

Some slight edge-wear to title; intermittent minor foxing to fore-edge and a few plates; handsomely bound, near fine.

Item#:

162924
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