Houghton Mifflin, 1939. First edition, no. 562 of 795 copies signed by the author. With 38 illustrations and facsimiles on 32 plates. xiv, 381 pp. Printed in twelve-point English Caslon on antique wove paper. xiv, 381 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Original blue buckram, with dark blue leather label on upper cover and spine, t.e.g., rest uncut. Spine sunned, leather label faded to brown showing some wear, else fine. In Very Good black paper over boards slipcase, with 2 labels and number on spine. First edition, no. 562 of 795 copies signed by the author. With 38 illustrations and facsimiles on 32 plates. xiv, 381 pp. Printed in twelve-point English Caslon on antique wove paper. xiv, 381 pp. 1 vols. Large 8vo. Signed by the author on the limitation page. Bruns G102

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Bookseller: James Cummins Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 244490
Title: Angling in America. Its Early History and Literature
Author: Goodspeed, Charles E
Format/Binding: With 38 illustrations and facsimiles on 32 plates. xiv, 381 pp. Printed in twelve-point English Caslon on antique wove paper. xi
Book Condition: Used - Original blue buckram, with dark blue leather label on upper cover and spine, t.e.g., rest uncut. Spine sunned, leather label fa
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition, no. 562 of 795 copies signed by the author
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Date Published: 1939
Keywords: Angling | Reference Books
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Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.

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