BIBLIOTHECA PISCATORIA. A catalogue of books on angling, the fisheries and fish culture, with bibliographical notes and an appendix of citations touching on angling and fishing from old English authors. By T. Westwood and T. Satchell.
1883 1st edition thus. 8vo (145 x 227mm). Ppxxiv,398,ii. Binding A (Callahan #1). Dark green cloth, spine titled in gilt, top edge gilt. Diamond-shaped logo at foot of spine. 8 pp of Westwood's ads at front and 2 at rear.
"A valuable annotated bibliography, with candid and sometimes caustic comments. The cornerstone of any angling reference collection." (Callahan). "It is no mere catalogue of books - the dry details of titles, editions and pages are enlivened by pleasant little ripples of bibliographical gossip, by odds and ends of angling lore, and by many a quaint and amusing extract from the rarest of the treasures now, for the first time, adequately described and properly enumerated." (Derbyshire Advertiser quoted in publisher's catalogue).
"A valuable annotated bibliography, with candid and sometimes caustic comments. The cornerstone of any angling reference collection." (Callahan). "It is no mere catalogue of books - the dry details of titles, editions and pages are enlivened by pleasant little ripples of bibliographical gossip, by odds and ends of angling lore, and by many a quaint and amusing extract from the rarest of the treasures now, for the first time, adequately described and properly enumerated." (Derbyshire Advertiser quoted in publisher's catalogue).
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| Author | Westwood (Thomas) and Satchell (Thomas). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 27377 |
| ISBN | B00A1B0P62. |
| Book Description | Preliminary pages rather brittle, browned and worn. Generally used but a good copy of the scarce first issue binding. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1883 |
| Publisher | W. Satchell. |
| Place | London. |