Spring tide angler friends (12 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Boards faded, marked and worn with bumped edges and corners, spine ends split, owner's inscription, plates have no tissue guards and some foxing. Orders received by 3pm Sent from the UK that weekday.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (xv, 192). Duodecimo, in olive green pebbled cloth with gilt and impressed decoration, gilt titles. Set as six dialogues, chiefly between Senex (as you would expect, the wise old angler) and Julian (the tyro); occasionally the conversation includes one or another local character who speaks a West Country dialect ('Jack 'ad cot a girt beg trout just agin thuck pwoast, and a run backerds to kip's line tight, right bang auver oone o' they hives. Massey haugh! What a buzzin' and vizzin' there was to be zhure!'), furnishing Senex the opportunity for friendly lectures on country values and comparative etymology. Akerman (1806- 1873), once secretary to the social reformer William Cobbett, is best known as an antiquarian (The dialogues are freighted with Latin and Greek phrases and tags) and more especially as a numismatist, the founder of the London Numismatic Society and the Numismatic Journal (ODNB). A fine, sharp copy of an amusing and learned book.not bad on fishing either.…

Leather. Zustand: Very Good. A smartly bound, second edition copy of this reflective work regarding the English countryside and the recreational activity of fishing. With lovely gilt detailing of fish to the spine. Binder's stamp to the verso of front endpaper, 'W Roach Co New York'. Illustrated, with a frontispiece and six plates. With the bookplate of Arthur Howard Thompson to the front pastedown. Written by John Yonge Akerman, the English antiquarian who specialised with numismatics. A lovely work, which inspired many who had 'never in their lives cast a fly' (preface). This work is set over the course of six days, with extended notes to the rear. In a half morocco binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with light rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. Frontispiece is detached but present. Internally, firmly bound. Creases to the edges of pages 5-13. Pages are generally bright with just the odd spots. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book. …