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The Gentleman Angler. Containing Short, Plain and Easy Instructions, whereby the Most Ignorant Beginner May, in a Short Time, Become a Perfect Artist in Angling...Choice Receipts for Dressing Fish
by Anonymous
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lyon in Pater-Noster-Row, 1736. Hardcover. Good. Full calf binding with gilt lettering to spine, probably bound in the 19th century, 6-3/8" x 4", 200 pp. plus index and three pages of publisher's catalog. Wear to head and tail of spine, wear to corners, hinges reinforced with cloth, spine darkened, pages clean. Good to very good repaired condition. One of the most important fishing books of the 18th century, this also contains twelve pages of fish recipes. Because the book was marketed to the gentleman angler, these are not riverside recipes, but ones for the gentleman's cook to prepare when he returns home triumphant with his catch. Some great houses, though, had fishing pavilions by the lake, which were equipped with their own kitchens. (Mark Girouard. Life in the English Country House. 210.)
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002648
- Title
- The Gentleman Angler. Containing Short, Plain and Easy Instructions, whereby the Most Ignorant Beginner May, in a Short Time, Become a Perfect Artist in Angling...Choice Receipts for Dressing Fish
- Author
- Anonymous
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed for A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, at the Red-Lyon in Pater-Noster-Row
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1736
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fishing flyfishing angler compleat food fish
- Bookseller catalogs
- Cooking;
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Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
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- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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