cartwright clericus (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1874). 1874 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 186mm). Pp271,i + 1pp ad. Illustrated with 9 engraved plates and 1 engraving in the text, engraved head & tail-pieces. Green cloth, gilt salmon fly motif and decorative black border to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Lacks frontispiece, inner hinges cracked, spine frayed & slightly split. A good working copy only. A narrative of salmon fishing experiences, some in Scotland but largely on the River Dovey (Afon Dyfi) in Wales. The engraved plates include some of the named pools on the Dyfi. .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1874). 1874 1st edition. Small 8vo (130 x 186mm). Pp271,i + 1pp ad. Illustrated with 9 engraved plates and 1 engraving in the text, engraved head & tail-pieces. Green cloth, gilt salmon fly motif and decorative black border to upper board, spine titled in gilt. Bookplate removed from front paste-down otherwise a very good clean copy. A narrative of salmon fishing experiences, some in Scotland but largely on the River Dovey (Afon Dyfi) in Wales. The engraved plates include some of the named pools on the Dyfi. .

London, Chapman and Hall, 1854. Small 8vo (19.0 x 12.0 cm). x, 155 pp., engraved, tissue-guarded frontispiece and seven engraved plates. Publisher's dark blue blind-stamped cloth with gilt title on the spine and gilt vignette (a mayfly) on the front board. Yellow endpapers. = The pseudonym "Clericus" suggests that the author belonged to the clergy. He is generally believed to be the reverend William Cartwright. A nicely illustrated work with a large appendix which includes, for instance, a "Life of flies from March to September". This part with a few pencilled marginalia. Small private library label of Alan John Jarvis on the front pastedown. Some rubbing to the board and sopine edges, a bit cocked, some scattered foxing, otherwise in very good condition. Westwood, p. 55.

1st Edn, 271 pages, full page and text illus, 4cm crack along top front edge of spine o/w a vg copy in the original green cloth, gilt salmon fly to upper board, black lined borders.

1st Edn,. viii 154 pages, AEG, engraved frontis + 7 other full page engraved plates, some occasional foxing and browning to the contents. Publishers blind stamped blue cloth, gilt Mayfly to upper board. A very good copy.