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A Book of Fishes
by S. Kip Farrington Jr
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philadelphia: The Blakiston Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Lynn Bogue Hunt . A delightful first edition book regarding the different species of fish, beautifully illustrated throughout by Lynn Bogue Hunt. The first edition. In the publisher's original, full cloth, binding. Each page is illustrated with a beautiful colour plate by Lynn Bogue Hunt. Hunt was a renowned American wildlife artist and illustrator, who worked on numerous publications including 'Field and Stream' magazine, 'Our American Game Birds', and 'Grouse Feathers and More Grouse Feathers'. A delightful guide to the different species of fish, from freshwater fish such as trout to saltwater fish such as tuna and salmon. With additional sections on dangerous sea creatures, whales and sharks. S. Kip Farrington was an American writer and record-breaking sport fisherman. His writing was widely influential in popularizing big game fishing during the twentieth century. With a bookplate for one, 'Francis G. Oksala' to the front paste-down. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges. Bumping to the spine. Bookplate to the front paste-down. Small marks to the edges of the rear paste-down and free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age-toned but otherwise very bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 839G7
- Title
- A Book of Fishes
- Author
- S. Kip Farrington Jr
- Illustrator
- Lynn Bogue Hunt
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Blakiston Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- fishing ocean sealife lynn bogue hunt ocean
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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