THE NORTH COUNTRY ANGLER; OR THE ART OF ANGLING AS PRACTISED IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF ENGLAND.
(1786) 1817 4th edition. Large Paper Edition. Small 8vo (114 x 198mm). Ppiv,89 + 1 leaf ad for Barker's Art of Angling. One illustrated initial. Quarter bound in brown leather over light brown cloth, raised bands and gilt titles to spine, hand-marbled end-papers, modern fly-leaf. This copy is significantly larger than is usual.
W.A. Chatto, writing in The Angler's Souvenir (1835) says that this book "ought to have been called 'The North Country Poacher'". Author unknown*. A single leaf bound in of, presumably, the original plain brown wrapper which has a book-seller's stamp (Market Place, Knaresborough) and an extensive inscription to both sides by a former owner, dated June 1866.
W.A. Chatto, writing in The Angler's Souvenir (1835) says that this book "ought to have been called 'The North Country Poacher'". Author unknown*. A single leaf bound in of, presumably, the original plain brown wrapper which has a book-seller's stamp (Market Place, Knaresborough) and an extensive inscription to both sides by a former owner, dated June 1866.
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Book Code
41809
| Author | North Country |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 41809 |
| ISBN | B00265DABS. |
| Book Description | Jeffrey Norton book-plate to front end-paper, some browning and use to original, untrimmed pages else good. A rather used copy, rescued by a good-quality, workmanlike modern binding. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1817 |
| Publisher | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London and |
| Place | Robinson, Son and Holdsworth, Leeds. |