Or The Contemplative Man's Recreation... Edited by John Major.
London, D. Bogue, 1844
The last in a series of excellent editions Major published between 1823 and 1844.
Sml. 8vo.,lx, 418, [1] pp., 12 steel-engraved plates and numerous woodcut illustrations within text, slight age-toning, else fine, tree calf gilt by Riviere, the spine with gilt angling devices (tackle, and fish basket) within raised bands, all edges gilt, a little rubbed and few scratches, otherwise a beautifully bound copy.
[Coigny 56]
Sml. 8vo.,lx, 418, [1] pp., 12 steel-engraved plates and numerous woodcut illustrations within text, slight age-toning, else fine, tree calf gilt by Riviere, the spine with gilt angling devices (tackle, and fish basket) within raised bands, all edges gilt, a little rubbed and few scratches, otherwise a beautifully bound copy.
[Coigny 56]
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