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MAXIMS AND HINTS FOR AN ANGLER; and miseries of fishing. To which are added Maxims and Hints for a Chess Player, By Richard Penn, Esq., F.R.S. With wood-cuts. A new edition, enlarged.
(1833) 1842 3rd edition. Small 8vo (110 x 185mm). Ppvi,106+16 pp catalogue of "Mr. Murray's List of Works". Illustrated with 18 engraved plates + text engravings by Robert Seymour (1798-1836). Blind-decorated dark green cloth, spine and upper board titled and decorated in gilt.
The angling text, "Maxims and hints for an angler, By A Bungler," consists of "Extracts from the Common Place Book of the Houghton Fishing Club;" and notes and advice on flyfishing for trout, principally on the river Test. The section on "maxims and hints" on playing chess is from page 55 onwards. Page 81 onwards consists of "Maxims and hints on shooting and other matters".
The angling text, "Maxims and hints for an angler, By A Bungler," consists of "Extracts from the Common Place Book of the Houghton Fishing Club;" and notes and advice on flyfishing for trout, principally on the river Test. The section on "maxims and hints" on playing chess is from page 55 onwards. Page 81 onwards consists of "Maxims and hints on shooting and other matters".
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49833
| Author | Penn (Richard). (1784-1863). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 49833 |
| ISBN | B001IWEZNW. |
| Book Description | A nice clean copy - bookplate of Francis Darby of Coalbrookdale. From the library of angling writer Peter Wheat, with his fishing bookplate loosely laid in. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1842 |
| Publisher | John Murray. |
| Place | London. |