Book of the Black Bass comprising its complete scientific and life history together with a practical treatise on angling and fly fishing and a full description of tools, tackle and implements
by James A. Henshall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co.. Very Good. 1881. Green cloth boards with gilt bass motif to front cover. Gilt particulars and fisherman decoration to spine. Light wear to head and tail of spine. Corners bumped. Brown painted endpapers. Name of previous owner dated 1882 penciled to front free fly. Accession stamp to bottom of title page of J. Clark Salyer II, who served as chief of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Division of Wildlife Refuges from 1934 to 1961, and for whom the J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge in North Dakota is named. A nice, clean copy without further markings. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; viii, [9-463], 8 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3233
- Title
- Book of the Black Bass comprising its complete scientific and life history together with a practical treatise on angling and fly fishing and a full description of tools, tackle and implements
- Author
- James A. Henshall
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Robert Clarke & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati
- Date Published
- 1881
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Angling, Fly fishing, Freshwater fishing, Fishing, 19th century
- Bookseller catalogs
- Angling;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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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....
- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
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- Cloth
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