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Bright Salmon and Brown Trout.
by LAMB, Dana S., designed & illustrated by Shirley Errickson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Barre, Massachusetts: Barre Publishers, 1964. First edition, limited to 1500 copies, with "All royalties for the benefit of the Quebec-Labrador Mission Foundation." Octavo (9.25" x 6.25"), [8], 111, & [1] pages, illustrated. Publisher's yellow/ tan cloth lettered in gilt on the spine, with pictorial device of a fishing net in gilt on the upper cover, in slipcase with an applied, printed title label on the front panel.
Small spot near the top of the spine, previous owner's bookplate at the verso of the first blank page causing staining from mounting glue evident on the recto, otherwise Very Good in like slipcase, lightly soiled, with a couple of dings at the edges.
This copy from the collection of Mary & Bert Tilt with their "Hunting - Fishing" bookplate. The author was a wealthy investment banker, avid angler and gifted writer.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1618
- Title
- Bright Salmon and Brown Trout.
- Author
- LAMB, Dana S., designed & illustrated by Shirley Errickson
- Illustrator
- Shirley Errickson.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, one of 1500 copies
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Barre Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Barre, Massachusetts
- Date Published
- 1964
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dana Storr Lamb, Shirley Errickson, Fly Fishing, Trout, Salmon, Limited Edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting, Fishing; Illustrated Books; Nature, Environment;
Terms of Sale
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
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