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Fly-Fishing Days or The Reminiscences of an Angler
by Pirsson, Louis V[alentine]. (1860-1919), edited by Waldron Faulkner
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Bound in marbled paper over boards backed in dark green cloth. Gilt-stamped spine titles. Mild extremity rubs. Near fine overall
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Washington: Privately Printed, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 92 pages. Bound in marbled paper over boards backed in dark green cloth. Gilt-stamped spine titles. Mild extremity rubs. Near fine overall.. A delightful volume of fishing reminiscences by a prominent Yale geologist and petrologist. Pirsson writes of fishing for trout in New England, ouananiche in Quebec, grayling in Montana, and salmon in the Atlantic. Written during Pirsson's last illness and never published in his lifetime, these sketches were edited by a family friend and fellow fisherman. <br /> <br /> Ref. BRUNS P225.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1379
- Title
- Fly-Fishing Days or The Reminiscences of an Angler
- Author
- Pirsson, Louis V[alentine]. (1860-1919), edited by Waldron Faulkner
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover. Octavo. [viii], 92 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Bound in marbled paper over boards backed in dark green cloth. Gilt-stamped spine titles. Mild extremity rubs. Near fine overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- Washington
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Flyfishing, Fishing, Angling, fishermen, writing, recollections, limited editions,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting & Fishing;
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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