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DAY, Francis. British and Irish Salmonidae, London: Williams and Norgate, 1887. Large 8°, 12 lithographed plates, 9 coloured, original blue cloth (upper cover slightly soiled). FIRST EDITION. Hampton p. 31; Petit 680.
SHIPLEY, William. A True Treatise on the Art of Fly-fishing, Trolling etc., as practised on the Dove and on the principal streams of the Midland counties, applicable to every trout and grayling river in the Empire ... edited by Edward Fitzgibbon, London: Simpkin Marshall, 1838. 12°, etched frontispiece by O. Jewitt, 4 illustrations mounted on India paper, wood-engraved tailpiece, later half calf, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut. LARGE PAPER COPY. Westwood & Satchell p. 194: "A few copies were on large paper with cuts on India paper"; Petit 1941.
SMITH, John. England's Improvement reviv'd in a treatise of all manner of husbandry and trade by land and sea ... also ... fish ponds, London: printed by T. Newcomb, for Benjamin Southwood, 1693. Small 4°, (browning, worming to lower margins not affecting text), contemporary calf (covers detached). The Utility of fish ponds is briefly mentioned on p. 173. Kress 1345; W&S p. 196; Petit 1960.
With 41 other books of related interest. (44)
SHIPLEY, William. A True Treatise on the Art of Fly-fishing, Trolling etc., as practised on the Dove and on the principal streams of the Midland counties, applicable to every trout and grayling river in the Empire ... edited by Edward Fitzgibbon, London: Simpkin Marshall, 1838. 12°, etched frontispiece by O. Jewitt, 4 illustrations mounted on India paper, wood-engraved tailpiece, later half calf, spine gilt, t.e.g., others uncut. LARGE PAPER COPY. Westwood & Satchell p. 194: "A few copies were on large paper with cuts on India paper"; Petit 1941.
SMITH, John. England's Improvement reviv'd in a treatise of all manner of husbandry and trade by land and sea ... also ... fish ponds, London: printed by T. Newcomb, for Benjamin Southwood, 1693. Small 4°, (browning, worming to lower margins not affecting text), contemporary calf (covers detached). The Utility of fish ponds is briefly mentioned on p. 173. Kress 1345; W&S p. 196; Petit 1960.
With 41 other books of related interest. (44)
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