The Angler in Wales, or Days and Nights of Sportsmen
by Medwin, Thomas
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Moab, Utah, United States
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About This Item
London, UK: Richard Bentley. Fair. 1834. First Edition. Hardcover. Volumes I and II. In which the author, best known for his biographies of his cousin Percey Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron, expresses his love for fishing and wildlife in the countryside.Marbled endpapers and edges of text block. Intricate gilt decoration on spine and edges of text block, somewhat faded in places. Some staining and residue to boards, edges are rubbed. First volume's cover is split along the length of the spine and nearly detached.; Book; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Back of Beyond Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005720
- Title
- The Angler in Wales, or Days and Nights of Sportsmen
- Author
- Medwin, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Richard Bentley
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1834
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Located in the heart of the desert southwest Back of Beyond Books is an indie bookstore in Moab, Utah. The name of the store was drawn from one of Edward Abbey's most well-known fiction titles, The Monkey Wrench Gang. We specialize in natural history, environmental literature, southwestern guidebooks & maps, Native American books, and Western history. But we also carry a wild assortment of fiction, science, philosophy, current affairs, rare books, and generally other cool stuff.
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Fair
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- 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...
- First Edition
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