Buy this book on-line Lathy, T.P : THE ANGLER A Poem, In the Cantos:Sherwood, Gilbert and Piper, London, 1841
8vo. Comprising proper instructions in the art, with rules to choose fishing rods, lines, hooks, floats, baits, and to make artificial flies; receipts for pastes, &c. &c. Embellished with upwards of twenty beautiful wood-cuts......xxi, [iii blank], 234pp, [iv] pp pub. stock leaflet tipped-in at the rear. The bulk of the volume is poems to fish and fishing with from p194 an appendix detailing fishing baits and techniques.Small area worn to the inside board end-paper where a small bookplate has been roughly removed. Frontis. plate engraving of a gentleman angler { with rod and keepnet [small loss to the lower margin not affecting the image]. Bound in the pub. attractive ribbed green cloth with blind embossed decoration and gilt tile to the spine. A very attractive bindng with a clean and tight text block. Fine small wood engraved head and tailpieces. 18cms Originally pub. 1819. Printed by W. Shackell, 11 Johnson's Court, Fleet Street, London. [Copac only records 1 copy of this rare 1841 issue]. Largely based upon Dr Thomas Scotts book of 1758.. Book Condition: V.g.. Binding: Hardback Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lathy, T.P : THE ANGLER A Poem, In the Cantos:. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, atlases, libri rari, incunabula and livres illustrées. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |