THE COMPLETE ANGLER, OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION
by Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Glen Head, New York, United States
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About This Item
London 1896 John C. Nimmo. Fishing Classic, edited by John Major. Hardcover. Octavo, 445pp., small text illustrations, original green cloth with gilt lettering and three gilt fish on front. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of Lyman Collins. Top edge gilt. VG, light wear. .
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- Bookseller
- Xerxesbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- a77764
- Title
- THE COMPLETE ANGLER, OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION
- Author
- Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Keywords
- fishing classic sports
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Glen Head, New York
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...