Sea Fish - a Account of the Methods of Angling as Practised on the English Coast, with Notes on the Capture of the More Sporting Fishes in Continental, South African, and Australian Waters
by F. G. Aflalo (with Contributions By Various hands)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/N/a
- Seller
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Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge In "The Angler's Library". ND, but first edition from 1897/8. Green covers with gilt and brown and cream decoration on spine and upper board, 256pp plus adverts, with b/w illustrations inc frontis of bass. Mild bumping to extrems, but very little wear to covers. Bookseller's sticker removed from front pastedown, and dusty page edges, otherwise internally very clean and tight. An excellent copy for its age. Ref:104215. First Edition. Buckram. VG+/N/a. 13x19cm.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Church Street Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004215
- Title
- Sea Fish - a Account of the Methods of Angling as Practised on the English Coast, with Notes on the Capture of the More Sporting Fishes in Continental, South African, and Australian Waters
- Author
- F. G. Aflalo (with Contributions By Various hands)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Jacket Condition
- N/a
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Routledge
- Place of Publication
- London
Terms of Sale
Church Street Books
payment with order. Refund if description inaccurate
About the Seller
Church Street Books
Biblio member since 2007
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
About Church Street Books
Second-hand book dealer (formerly in a Diss Shop), with a stock of around 2000 books from modern quality literature to reference, aviation, classics and antiquarian
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- ND
- no publisher's date given