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Angler’s Manual; or , concise lessons of experience,
by Howitt, Samuel
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About This Item
Samuel Howitt
"The Angler's Manual; or, Concise Lessons of Experience, which the proficient in the delightful recreation of angling will not despise, and the learner will find the advantage of practising, containing useful instruction of every approved method of angling, and particularly on the management of the hand and rod in each method. Embellished with twelve plates, designed and etched by S. Howitt."
Liverpool, G. G. Harris for Samuel Bagster, 1808. Octavo, Pp. iv, 28: First edition, 12 engraved plates of various fish and plates depicting fishing scenes. Original printed boards with printed label on re-backed spine. Damp stains on boards and several plates (see photos). Text and plates are clean without spotting. A short tear expertely closed on one plate. An inscription gifting to " W. Wilcox from Mr. Woods April 16 1832". Corner pin holes on 4 of the plates. A good copy of a classic work on fishing with very attractive plates of fishing scenes.
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- Rachel Smith Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Feb006
- Title
- Angler’s Manual; or , concise lessons of experience,
- Author
- Howitt, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Publisher’s original boards, rebacked with printed label on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Place of Publication
- Liverpool
- Date Published
- 1808
- Pages
- 28
- Size
- Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- British sports, Fly Fishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Angling, Fly fishing, British fishing;
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