From Fountain Books (Steve Moody), Eastleigh, United Kingdom Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 24 September 2009
A Very Good + copy in the embossed, illustrated buckram as issued. Seller Inventory # 010545
Title: Angling in Scotland. Some Fishing ...
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co., London
Publication Date: 1908
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1908). 1908 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 223mm). Ppxiv,216. 32 coloured plates by the author, b/w chapter headings & tail-pieces. Dark oatmeal buckram with image of an angler playing a salmon, printed in black, on the upper board. Binding B. Pictorial cloth without gilt. Abrasion (bookplate removal?) on front end-paper, gift inscription to front paste-down otherwise slight foxing but very good. "Although this book is entitled "Angling and Art in Scotland," it must not be thought that it is in any way a treatise upon painting." Briggs' angling reminiscences, illustrated with his excellent colour paintings and black and white vignettes. *Two binding states are known. Binding A has pictorial cloth with gilt design and gilt top edge. Binding B has the same pictorial cloth design but lacks the gilding. . Seller Inventory # 46147
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1908). 1908 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 223mm). Ppxiv,216. 32 coloured plates by the author, b/w chapter headings & tail-pieces. Dark oatmeal buckram with image of an angler playing a salmon, printed in black, on the upper board. Binding B. Pictorial cloth without gilt. Some use and a little foxing but a very good copy. "Although this book is entitled "Angling and Art in Scotland," it must not be thought that it is in any way a treatise upon painting." Briggs' angling reminiscences, illustrated with his excellent colour paintings and black and white vignettes. *Two binding states are known. Binding A has pictorial cloth with gilt design and gilt top edge. Binding B has the same pictorial cloth design but lacks the gilding. . Seller Inventory # 9010
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1908). 1908 1st edition. Large 8vo (171 x 223mm). Ppxiv,216. 32 coloured plates by the author, b/w chapter headings & tail-pieces. Dark oatmeal buckram with image of an angler playing a salmon, printed in black, on the upper board. Binding A. Gilt background to the image on upper board, top edge gilt. End-paper signature & browning but a very good copy of the first issue. "Although this book is entitled "Angling and Art in Scotland," it must not be thought that it is in any way a treatise upon painting." Briggs' angling reminiscences, illustrated with his excellent colour paintings and black and white vignettes. * Two binding states are known. Binding A has pictorial cloth with gilt design and gilt top edge. Binding B has the same pictorial cloth design but lacks the gilding. . Seller Inventory # 34219
Quantity: 1 available