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Lyra Piscatoria : Original Lyrics On Fish, Flies, Fishing And Fishermen, Including Poems On All The British Freshwater Fish by Isys, Cotswold (Pseud. Of Richard Glover) - 1895

by Isys, Cotswold (Pseud. Of Richard Glover)

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Lyra Piscatoria : Original Lyrics On Fish, Flies, Fishing And Fishermen,  Including Poems On All The British Freshwater Fish by Isys, Cotswold (Pseud. Of Richard Glover) - 1895

Lyra Piscatoria : Original Lyrics On Fish, Flies, Fishing And Fishermen, Including Poems On All The British Freshwater Fish

by Isys, Cotswold (Pseud. Of Richard Glover)

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London, England: Horace Cox, Windsor House. Very Good. 1895. First Edition: First Printing. Hard Cover. 011158: Boards now protected by a new Brodart Archival Mylar Cover. Backside of second flyleaf page is inscribed "M. Mason with the Author's Kind Regards." Copy also has prior owner's name (A R Anderson) and date "13.2.19" on front of second flyleaf page. Boards are black with bright gilt lettering on front and spine, along with embossed emblems. Spine is lightly worn at top and bottom. Otherwise, boards and pages are clean, unmarked, bright, tightly bound and sharp cornered. Scarce, Out Of Print, Book.: 4.5 x 6.75 in.: 173 pages .
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  • Publisher Horace Cox, Windsor House
  • Place of Publication London, England
  • Date Published 1895
  • Keywords Poetry, Fishing

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THE COMPLETE ANGLER

THE COMPLETE ANGLER

by WALTON. IZAAK.; COTTON. CHARLES

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John Major, London.,1824. SECOND MAJOR EDITION. Illustrated with 14 copper engraved plates and several woodcuts throughout the text. Two small patches of browning affecting the top outer corner of ten leaves, otherwise a very good copy in fine nineteenth century binding by Thomson of Exeter, with binders ticket on front paste down. Full tan calf, raised bands, compartments fully gilt. Red title label, gilt. Boards with double blind ruled and one gilt ruled borders. Marbled endpapers. School prize plate on front paste down shows that this copy was given as a prize in January 1842. Previous owners name(dated 1881) and ink name stamp on blank endpapers. Front hinge neatly repaired. Some minor rubbing to edges but generally a very good copy in an attractive nineteenth century binding.:
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MY LIFE AS AN ANGLER
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MY LIFE AS AN ANGLER

by HENDERSON, William

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1879. HENDERSON, William. MY LIFE AS AN ANGLER. London: W. Stachell, Peyton & Co., 1879. First trade edition, signed by the author beneath Woodburytype frontispiece portrait of same. xvi, 312 pp. 8vo., dark green cloth stamped in gilt, black and blind, with angling vignette on front cover; t.e.g.. Beveled boards with light rubbing, minor corner wear. Gilt bright. Front hinge starting. A few small spots of wear to Woodburytype, with the crackling texture often seen in this process. 67 b/w woodcuts in the text by Edmund Evans after various artists. Text clean and tight. Preceded by a privately printed edition in 1876. Quite a pleasing copy.
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A COLLECTION OF RIGHT MERRIE GARLANDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY ANGLERS
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A COLLECTION OF RIGHT MERRIE GARLANDS FOR NORTH COUNTRY ANGLERS

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Newcastle: Printed for Emerson Charley. Very Good+. 1842. Hardcover. Handsome green leather over marbled boards with raised bands and gilt decorated spine panels & covers. Top edge gilt. Hinges and interior are tight, clean and intact. Marbled endpapers. Twenty-three annually issued pamphlets of angling verse published from 1820-1842. The first," The Angler's Progress", is dated 1820, the last, "Auld and Young", 1842. There are 2 issues from 1824. Book published with a title page and frontispiece portrait of illustrator, Thomas Bewick, then each poem is preceeded by a half-title & a title page with a vignette by Bewick and others. Poems by various authors including, Robert Roxby, William Gill Thompson and Joseph Crawhall. Bound in bookplate of "George Page Ely" of Lyme, Ct. (Spouse of noted bookbinder, Caroline Weir Ely) . Edges very lightly rubbed. Poetry, Angling ; Vignettes; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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A Water Retreat (painting)

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An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections. Signed with full name: Jimmy Carter.
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An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections. Signed with full name: Jimmy Carter.

by CARTER, Jimmy.

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New York: Bantam Books, 1988. Signed by Jimmy Carter on the half title page, additionally inscribed: Best Wishes to Ryan Trudeau - Jimmy Carter. First edition / First printing. Green cloth spine, green paper-covered boards. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Uncommon with full first name in signature.
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THE COMPLETE ANGLER

THE COMPLETE ANGLER

by WALTON. IZAAK.; COTTON. CHARLES

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John Major, London.,1824. SECOND MAJOR EDITION. Illustrated with 14 copper engraved plates and several woodcuts throughout the text. Two small patches of browning affecting the top outer corner of ten leaves, otherwise a very good copy in fine nineteenth century binding by Thomson of Exeter, with binders ticket on front paste down. Full tan calf, raised bands, compartments fully gilt. Red title label, gilt. Boards with double blind ruled and one gilt ruled borders. Marbled endpapers. School prize plate on front paste down shows that this copy was given as a prize in January 1842. Previous owners name(dated 1881) and ink name stamp on blank endpapers. Front hinge neatly repaired. Some minor rubbing to edges but generally a very good copy in an attractive nineteenth century binding.:
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Pool and Rapid  the Story of a River

Pool and Rapid the Story of a River

by Haig Brown, Roderick

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London: A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1932. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Very good, with prev. owner name and address on front pastedown, a little fraying to spine extremities, and a bump to bottom edge. tight and clean internally. A very presentable first printing of author's second book. increasingly scarce..
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THE ART OF ANGLING, ROCK AND SEA-FISHING: WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY OF  RIVER, POND AND SEA-FISH...
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THE ART OF ANGLING, ROCK AND SEA-FISHING: WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY OF RIVER, POND AND SEA-FISH ILLUSTRATED WITH 133 CUTTS

by Brookes, Richard Md

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London: Lincoln's-Inn Fields. Very Good. 1740. First Edition. Hardcover. Bound in somewhat scuffed brown calf with professionally rebacked spine with black & gilt spine label. Tape reinforced internal hinges. Illustrated title page printed in red and black. Small text engraving illustrating each of the fish described. ([xv], 249, 6pp index, 5pp ads). Front endpaper has two tiny nicks on fore-edge. Sport, Fishing ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 249 pages .
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The Practical Fly-Fisher
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The Practical Fly-Fisher: More Particularly for Graying or Umber

by John Jackson

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The Practical Fly-Fisher More Particularly for Graying or UmberJohn JacksonGibbings & Co, London, 1899. VG+. Green cloth gilt decorative title panel and blind recessed borders. 72 pp. Four pages of adverts. With 10 plates. coloured by hand, representing 120 flies, natural and artificial. With addendum by John Miller. Fourth Edition. Bookplate to fep. Lead corners gently rubbed. All plates present and in good order. Binding sound. 41002 ANTI fishing £300.00
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The Dry Fly and Fast Water:  Fishing with the Floating Fly on American  Trout Streams, Together...

The Dry Fly and Fast Water: Fishing with the Floating Fly on American Trout Streams, Together with Some Observations on Fly Fishing in General

by La Branche, George M. L.

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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. Very Good with no dust jacket; Gilt titles dulled on spine.. 1914. Later Printing. Hardcover. Green cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine. vi, 218 pp. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, dated 1943. A lovely presentation copy of this angling classic.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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LYRA PISCATORIA
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LYRA PISCATORIA: Original Lyrics on Fish, Flies, Fishing and Fishermen, Including Poems on All the British Freshwater Fish

by Cotswold Isys

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12mo. xvi, 173 pp. Inscribed (but not signed) by the author on the rear of the half-title page. VG-. Light wear. Top of spine chipped. Binding is strong. Text block is clean and tight. Ffep detached. Text is clean with no writing or markings of any kind. Photos are of the actual book you will receive.Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box.
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The Sky and the Forest
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The Sky and the Forest

by Forester, C.S

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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series
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The Elephant's Child: Just So Stories Series

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Kipling, Rudyard: The Elephant's Child, Just So Stories Series. 1942 First Edition Thus, Garden City Publishing. Beautifully illustrated by R.F. Rojankovsky. CHILDREN'S BOOK. Story Summary: "Because of his 'satiable curiosity' about what the crocodile has for dinner, the elephant's child and all elephants thereafter have long trunks." Used. VG condition/ No DJ included. Unpaged. 7 X 9 1/2
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The Polynesian Triangle

The Polynesian Triangle

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Eric Berry: The Polynesian Triangle, 1968 Funk & Wagnalls. USED. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ VERY GOOD UNCLIPPED ORIGINAL DUST JACKET. SCARCE THUS. States First Published in the United States of America 1968. SUMMARY: THE 3,000 YEAR HISTORY OF POLYNESIA AND ITS PEOPLES. ANTHROPOLOGY. A NICE FIND.
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Outdoor Life Cyclopedia
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Outdoor Life Cyclopedia

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Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1942 by arrangement with Outdoor Life. Prepared by the Editorial Staff of Outdoor Life with Photographs, Working Drawings, and Diagrams. Hardcover, embossed cloth boards with dust jacket. Single volume, 334pp. Overall, the book is in very good condition, however the dust jacket is in good condition. The dust jacket is intact and colors bright, but showing wear with some tears. It is encased in a removable mylar cover. The book has slight damage to the lower edge of spine. Page edges and end papers showing age toning and foxing. Pages are unmarked. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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Last Casts & Stolen Hunts The World's Best Hunting & Fishing Stories!
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Last Casts & Stolen Hunts The World's Best Hunting & Fishing Stories!

by Casada, Jim; Wechsler, Chuck (editors)

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Camden, SC: Liveoak Press, Inc.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped orange dust jacket with black lettering to front and white lettering over blue blocking to spine; color illustration of a grizzly bear, Canada geese, and a lunar eclipse to front cover; jacket like new; postcard with B&W bighorn sheep illustration by Dan Metz laid in, with note addressed to previous owners from Metz; signed and inscribed by editor Chuck Wechsler on half title page: "For Pat & Charlie… The Best in the Outdoors! Chuck Wechsler"; signed and inscribed by artist Dan Metz on frontispiece: "For Pat & Charlie - Only the best. Blue Waters - Dan Metz"; else interior book clean and unmarked; tight binding; B&W illustrations by Dan Metz at the beginning of each chapter. Last Casts & Stolen Hunts is an anthology of sporting stories, both fiction and nonfiction, released by Sporting Classics Magazine; authors featured include Aldo Leopold, Zane Grey,… Read More
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor
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Freddy And Mr. Camphor

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Freddy And Mr. Camphor. By Walter R. Brooks. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. Hardcover. Used. Good Condition/No Dust jacket included. Alfred A. Knopf 1944 Stated First Edition. A solid copy. Spine is sunned. Please see our photos. Summary: In Freddy and Mr. Camphor, Freddy is in need of a change and finds an opportunity for one as a caretaker on Mr. Camphor's houseboat. Of course, things never go as Freddy expects and a series of strange, amusing, and sometimes alarming adventures ensue. Please also see our Freddy The Pig catalogue.
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Cecil Aldin The Story of a Sporting Artist
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Cecil Aldin The Story of a Sporting Artist

by Heron, Roy

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Exeter, England: Webb & Bower. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. Mylar-wrapped tan dust jacket with red and black lettering to front and spine, and color reproduction of a hunting scene by Cecil Aldin to front; not price-clipped; corners slightly bumped; spine slightly faded; else fine; pale green boards printed with B&W drawing of a man fishing from a boat wrapping around front, spine and back; black lettering to spine; corners slightly bumped; else fine; card w/ previous owner name and inscription affixed to first free end paper; signed and inscribed by author on half-title page: "All good wishes - Roy Heron"; else interior book clean; tight binding; numerous color and B&W illustrations throughout. Roy Heron was a British journalist, author, and avid collector of Cecil Aldin's books and prints. Cecil Aldin (1870 - 1935) was a British artist, illustrator, sportsman, and member of the Royal Society of British Artists, renowned for his paintings… Read More
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THE FISHING GAZETTE & SEA ANGLER; July, 7, 1962- Dec. 29, 1962, 26 Issues

THE FISHING GAZETTE & SEA ANGLER; July, 7, 1962- Dec. 29, 1962, 26 Issues

by Marston, A. Norman (Publisher & Editor)

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Croydon, Surrey: The Fishing Gazette Limited, 1962. Book. Very Good. Paperbound. July 7, t Dec 29, 1962. pict. papre wraps, stapled at spine, 26 issues, in clean, bright condition, extra post required, Size: 4 to.,.
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Spinning for Fresh Water Game Fish
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Spinning for Fresh Water Game Fish

by John D. Bates, Jr

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Little, Brown 1954. 8vo. First edition. Signed by the author opposite the copy right page. Good condition - text is clean and unmarked, boards and binding sturdy. Shows shelf and edge wear with dark stains on the spine, soiling and small white stains along some edges. No DJ.
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The Wind in the Willows (The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf)
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The Wind in the Willows (The Heritage Illustrated Bookshelf)

by Grahame, Kenneth, Introduction By A. A. Milne, Color Plates By Arthur Rackham

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. Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind In The Willows. Copyight 1940. Heritage Press. USED. VG+ Condition/ VG+ Original Canary yellow cart Slipcase. Blue boards with drawing of Toad dressed as the washerwoman on the Front Cover. February, 1966 Printing Thus of 20,000 copies. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 190 pages. 6 1/2 X 10. Please see stock photos. Our copy is crisp and clean with a clean spine, appearing almost unread. Quite charming.
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