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The Scientific Angler, Being A General and Instructive Work on Artistic Angling
by Foster, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Orange Judd Company, 1883. First Edition. Very good+ in its original binding of green cloth over beveled boards with gilt text and gilt decorations on the spine and with gilt text and black image of a fishing pole and net on the front board. A 12mo of 7 1/4 by 5 inches minor rubbing to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and to the tips of the boards and three scuff marks to the front board. The contents are clean, unmarked and free of foxing, tanning and any prior ownership marks. 247 pages followed by five pages of ads by the publisher. Illustrated with six plates from line drawings. Compiled by the author's sons and edited by William Harris, who was the editor of American Angler. This title was originally published in London in 1882. Bruns in his Angling Books of The Americas considers the first edition of this title to be "very scarce". (Thacher, p.185; Bruns,H-82 & p.160)
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32149
- Title
- The Scientific Angler, Being A General and Instructive Work on Artistic Angling
- Author
- Foster, David
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Orange Judd Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1883
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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