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The Origin Of The Silver Eel With Remarks On Bait and Fly Fishing
by David Cairncross
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: G. Shield, 1862. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Sm Slim 8vo, viii + pp96 plus b/w frontispiece. Hardcover no dust jacket. Dark blue cloth binding in reasonable condition with top bit of spine missing and 2 smaller bits, a little discolouration and a few marks. personal sicker to front paste down and signature to title page, front hinge cracked but binding holding nicely. All pages in very good clean condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nikki Green Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000666
- Title
- The Origin Of The Silver Eel With Remarks On Bait and Fly Fishing
- Author
- David Cairncross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- G. Shield
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- natural history / fishing
Terms of Sale
Nikki Green Books
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About the Seller
Nikki Green Books
Biblio member since 2021
Glasgow, Glasgow
About Nikki Green Books
Nikki Green Books is based in Glasgow. We are third generation bookdealers, beginning with Eve Lowell who started The Dartmoor Bookshop in Ashburton and Sue Lowell Natural History Books, our parent company, based in London. We specialise in natural history along with a wide range of subjects
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