Coarse Fish, With Notes on Taxidermy Fishing in the Lower Thames, Etc.
by Charles H. Wheeley
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd. , 1897 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first edition of this illustrated guide to coarse fishing with illustrations. First edition of Coarse Fish, With Notes on Taxidermy Fishing in the Lower Thames, Etc. by Charles H. Wheeley in the original publisher's cloth binding. Charles H. Wheeley was a member of the Piscatorial Society, the Guilford Angling Society, and the Thames Angling Preservation Society. He was a Honorary Assistant Riverkeeper to the Thames Conservancy. This guidebook to coarse fishing has 42 illustrations, including twelve monochrome plates. The frontispiece has a tissue guard. Collated, complete.Includes 2 pages of advertisements to the front and 2 pages of advertisements to the rear. In original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, very smart. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Some marks to the front board. The front hinge is slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the occasional spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 829W57
- Title
- Coarse Fish, With Notes on Taxidermy Fishing in the Lower Thames, Etc.
- Author
- Charles H. Wheeley
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- C. H. Wheeley Coarse fishing First edition Illustrated Coarse fishing
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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