THE BOOK OF THE SALMON: IN TWO PARTS... By Ephemera. First edition.
1850 1st edition. 12mo (115 x 178mm). Ppxvi,242 + 2pp ads for sporting books + 32pp publisher's catalogue at rear. Eight full-page plates, 7 of them in colour, 4 of salmon flies. Brown blind-stamped patterned cloth, spine titled in gilt.
THE BOOK OF THE SALMON: IN TWO PARTS: Part I: the theory, principles, and practice of fly-fishing for salmon; with lists of salmon-flies for every good river in the Empire. Part II: The natural history of the salmon, all its known habits described, and the best way of artificially breeding it explained. Usefully illustrated with numerous coloured engravings of salmon-flies and salmon-fry. By Ephemera, author of "A Handbook of Angling;" assisted by Andrew Young of Invershin, manager of the Duke of Sutherland's salmon fisheries.
THE BOOK OF THE SALMON: IN TWO PARTS: Part I: the theory, principles, and practice of fly-fishing for salmon; with lists of salmon-flies for every good river in the Empire. Part II: The natural history of the salmon, all its known habits described, and the best way of artificially breeding it explained. Usefully illustrated with numerous coloured engravings of salmon-flies and salmon-fry. By Ephemera, author of "A Handbook of Angling;" assisted by Andrew Young of Invershin, manager of the Duke of Sutherland's salmon fisheries.
£150.00
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Book Code
54991
| Author | Fitzgibbon (Edward). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 54991 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Bad stain to upper board, damage (a small hole) to title-page, lacks end-papers o/w complete, the whole rather loose. A working copy of a scarce book. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1850 |
| Publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. |
| Place | London. |