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Rambles With A Fishing-Rod
by ROSCOE, E.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Edinburgh & London. William Blackwood and Sons. 1883. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo, 18mo, first edition, vi,[1],152p., half title, in the original dark blue green cloth, gilt spine titles, blind stamped block titles and angling motif decoration on the upper cover, triple ruled blind stamped borders on bevelled boards, a fine copy. Fly fishing in Ireland, Bavaria, Germany, Normandy, Switzerland, and elsewhere for trout and pike.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36484
- Title
- Rambles With A Fishing-Rod
- Author
- ROSCOE, E.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Edinburgh & London. William Blackwood and Sons. 1883
- Keywords
- FISHING FISH ANGLING SPORT GAME FIRST EDITION IRELAND BAVARIA GERMANY NORMANDY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Angling and Fishing;
Terms of Sale
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
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About the Seller
Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Biblio member since 2006
Ottawa, Ontario
About Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
Since 1969 we've been selling rare books. We have published 292 catalogues of rare, scare and interesting books in a wide variety of subjects. Our specialites include.... Arctic, Canadian History and Travel, The Americas, Fishing and Angling, Ireland, General Antiquarian, and Military History. We issue 7-10 catalogues per year. Let us know if you'd like to join our mailing list.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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