THE BEST OF HARDY'S ANGLERS' GUIDES. Compiled by Jamie Maxtone Graham. De luxe edition.
1982 1st edition, de luxe issue. 8vo (140 x 222mm). Pp210. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. Full brown bonded leather, spine titled in gilt.
Jamie Maxtone Graham was a well-known collector of antique fishing tackle. Recognising the value of early Hardy's catalogues as reference material, and having access to a complete run of them, he took "...the best pages from 26 available catalogues between 1886 and 1954, and made a composite catalogue which will, I hope, be useful to collectors". "But the favourite composite gadget is undoubtedly the Curate, which is a small priest, tweezers, gut-cutter, oil-bottle, and bodkin - and has a roughened surface for striking matches on."
Jamie Maxtone Graham was a well-known collector of antique fishing tackle. Recognising the value of early Hardy's catalogues as reference material, and having access to a complete run of them, he took "...the best pages from 26 available catalogues between 1886 and 1954, and made a composite catalogue which will, I hope, be useful to collectors". "But the favourite composite gadget is undoubtedly the Curate, which is a small priest, tweezers, gut-cutter, oil-bottle, and bodkin - and has a roughened surface for striking matches on."
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52084
| Author | Graham (Jamie Maxtone). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 52084 |
| ISBN | 0904265943 / 9780904265941. |
| Book Description | De luxe hardback edition. Very good copy (without slipcase). Title-page signed by W.F. Hardy. Owner's name on Intro page. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1982 |
| Publisher | Macdonald Publishers. |
| Place | Edinburgh. |