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Salmonia; or, Days of Fly Fishing. In a Series of Conversations. With Some Account of the Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo
by Davy, Sir Humphry
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Diss, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1851. Calf boards, contemporary spine with gilt titles. Gilt edges, marbled end-papers. xvi, 305pp. Engravings. Fourth edition 1851. Binding slightly rubbed and worn. Previous owners' bookplate to front pastedown and front blank. Gift message to front blank. A rather pleasing copy. (bs136). Hard Cover. Good.
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- Bookseller
- Besleys Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BS136GTBN27J
- Title
- Salmonia; or, Days of Fly Fishing. In a Series of Conversations. With Some Account of the Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo
- Author
- Davy, Sir Humphry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1851
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Calf
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