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TREATYSE OF FISHING WITH AN ANGLE, FROM THE BOOK OF ST. ALBANS. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S FAVORITE RECREATION. by (BERNERS, DAME JULIANA) ANDREWS, WILLIAM LORING - 1903
by (BERNERS, DAME JULIANA) ANDREWS, WILLIAM LORING
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TREATYSE OF FISHING WITH AN ANGLE, FROM THE BOOK OF ST. ALBANS. WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY ON THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S FAVORITE RECREATION.
by (BERNERS, DAME JULIANA) ANDREWS, WILLIAM LORING
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New York: Scribner's, 1903. 12mo, full limp vellum with gilt lettering and decoration. Fine copy with full unbroken ties in morocco-backed slipcase. One of 160 copies on handmade paper. "Printed at the Gilliss Press from type cast specially for this book, patterned after the traditional old character first used by Wynkyn de Worde" in the 1496 edition. First American edition. Introductory essay by William Loring Andrews on the Contemplative Man's Favorite Recreation. Andrews was a founder of the Grolier Club and author of other limited editions on New York iconography and book-related subjects. Title page with pictorial border and woodcut illustrations, including the famous scene of an angler catching a fish. The Treatyse is the earliest known volume on fly fishing and is attributed to Dame Juliana Berners, who wrote on fishing and hunting and was possibly the Prioress at a nunnery near St. Albans. Susan Thompson, American Book Design and William Morris, page 156 and plate 81. . Full Vellum.. Fine. 12mo.
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- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1903
- Keywords Fishing, William Loring Andrews, Fine Press, Dame Juliana Berners, Fly Fishing, Angling, Gilliss Press, Wynkyn De worde
- Size 12mo
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A Treatyse of Fysshynge with an Angle Being a Facsimile Reproduction of the First Book on the Subject of Fishing printed in England by Wynkyn De Worde at Westminster in 1496
by Berners, Dame Juliana (With an Introduction by Rev. M.G. Watkins, M.A
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A Treatyse of Fysshinge wyth an Angle Being a Facsimile reproduction of The First Book on the Subject of Fishing printed in England<br />by Wynkyn de Worde at Westminster in 1496.<br />With an introduction by Rev. M. G. Watkins, M.A.
by Berners, Dame Juliana
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London: Elliot Stock, 1880. Hardback. xiv, facsimile section 12 unpaginated leaves with woodblock to first page and other illustrations. Original full vellum binding with blind stamped geometric design to boards. Photographic facsimile of the original. Printed on handmade paper. The preface by Rev. Watkins is helpful, even if though he is rather sure of his opinions. He sees the original text as a certain source for later writers on fishing, such as Walton and Burton. "Such men as Donne, Wotton, and Herbert, Paley, Bell, and Davy, together with many other excellent and simple disposition, have caught enthusiasm from her lofty sentiments, and found that not their bodily health only, but also their morals, were improved by angling." At least ten further editions of the treatise appeared before the year 1600, attesting to its enduring popularity. The writer offers instruction in the practicalities of fishing, such as the making of rods, line and hooks, as well as discussing the more…
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