ANGLING AND ART IN SCOTLAND: SOME FISHING EXPERIENCES RELATED AND ILLUSTRATED. By Ernest E. Briggs, R.I. With 32 coloured plates.
1908 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 223mm). Ppxiv,216. 32 coloured plates by the author, b/w chapter headings and tail-pieces. Dark oatmeal buckram with image of an angler playing a salmon, printed in black, on the upper board. Binding B. Pictorial cloth without gilt.
" Although this book is entitled "Angling and Art in Scotland," it must not be thought that it is in any way a treatise upon painting". Briggs' angling reminiscences, illustrated with his excellent colour paintings and black and white vignettes*. Two binding states are known. Binding A has pictorial cloth with gilt design and gilt top edge. Binding B has the same pictorial cloth design but lacks the gilding.
" Although this book is entitled "Angling and Art in Scotland," it must not be thought that it is in any way a treatise upon painting". Briggs' angling reminiscences, illustrated with his excellent colour paintings and black and white vignettes*. Two binding states are known. Binding A has pictorial cloth with gilt design and gilt top edge. Binding B has the same pictorial cloth design but lacks the gilding.
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46147
Author | Briggs (Ernest Edward). (1866-1913). |
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Book Code | 46147 |
ISBN | B001AW3ST2. |
Book Description | Abrasion (bookplate removal?) on front end-paper, gift inscription to front paste-down otherwise slight foxing but very good. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1908 |
Publisher | Longmans, Green and Co. |
Place | London. |