Sea-Fishing As A Sport. Being an Account of the Various Kinds of Sea Fish, How, When, and Where to Catch Them In Their Various Seasons and Localities. Second Edition, With Coloured Plates and Woodcut Illustrations.
by YOUNG, Lambton J.H
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Groombridge & Sons, London. 1872. Second Edition. Six hand coloured plates, seven plates of tackle and one plate of fishing boats. Original blue boards, gilt and black decoration to upper board, blind vignette to lower. Spine sunned, boards soiled, extremities bumped and frayed with portions missing to tail of spine. All edges gilt. Top portion only of last page of advert remains. The occasional dirty mark but o/w a clean and sound copy. VG-.
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- Bookseller
- Addyman Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36552
- Title
- Sea-Fishing As A Sport. Being an Account of the Various Kinds of Sea Fish, How, When, and Where to Catch Them In Their Various Seasons and Localities. Second Edition, With Coloured Plates and Woodcut Illustrations.
- Author
- YOUNG, Lambton J.H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Date Published
- Groombridge & Sons, London. 1872
- Keywords
- SPORTS and RECREATION fishing sea-fishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- SPORTS and RECREATION;
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About Addyman Books
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- Gilt
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- Soiled
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- Tail
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- Sunned
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- Spine
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- Edges
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