Salmonia: Or Days of Fly Fishing in a Series of Conversations with Some Account of Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo
by Davy, Sir Humphrey
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
NY: Freshet Press, 1970. reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardback in slipcase; 1970 reprint of 1828 edition. Three engraved plates of flies, vignette engravings of fish. Cream linen, spine titled in gilt, green angler motif and titles to front of yellow paper-covered slipcase. The first three editions were published anonymously. Cornerstone fly fishing book because of insights into techniques and biology; one of first books to show both natural mayflies and caddis along with artificials. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf, otherwise clean. Record # 383516
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 383516
- Title
- Salmonia: Or Days of Fly Fishing in a Series of Conversations with Some Account of Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo
- Author
- Davy, Sir Humphrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- reprint
- Publisher
- Freshet Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- Sports, Fishing , , .
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- 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...