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$40.00
ak2/6a/20

Alphabet of Scientific Angling, For the Useof Beginners


RENNIE, JAMES

Sm 8vo, brown cl bds, paper label to front board, illus. tp, xviii + 138 pp., illus., VG- (moderate to heavy scuffing/fading & soiling to bds, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate soiling & foxing to eps & prelims/terminals, prev owner's inscription & prev bookseller's label to front pastedown, prev owner's inscription to ffep, light to moderate foxing throughout, light creasing to paper at central gutters, moderate cracking to central gutters).

PUBLISHER: William Orr, 14, Paternoster Row 1833

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$40.00
ak2/6a/21

Notes of a Fly Fisher: an Attempt at a Grammar of the Art for Beginners: with Hints on Health


JACKSON, W S

Sm 8vo, blue cl bds, gilt lettering to spine & front board, pg edges stained blue, marbled eps, 191 pp., illus., VG- (light to moderate soiling & scuffing to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling to pg edges, moderate cracking to front hinges & central gutters, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: The Fishing Gazette 1927

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$100.00
ak2/6a/22

Salmonia: Or Days of Fly Fishing. In a Series of Conversations. With Some Account of the Habits of Fishes Belonging to the Genus Salmo.


[DAVY, Sir HUMPHRY

Sm 8vo, half-bound in black filleted brown leather with red cl bds, 5 sm raised bands & gilt lettering to spine, teg, marbled eps, x + 335 pp., illus., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning & soiling/foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, bookplate to front pastedown, prev owner's inscriptions to front eps, moderate ink stains to tp & ht verso, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: John Murray, Albemarle-Street 1829

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$300.00
ak2/6a/23

The Art of Angling


BARKER, THOMAS

Sm 8vo, quater-bound blind filleted black leather with marbled bds, gilt lettering & rules to spine, yellow eps, [3] + 40 pp. + [3] pp. advts., VG (light soiling & scuffing to bds, light bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light tanning/soiling & foxing to pg edges & eps/prelims/terminals, light foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: J. H. Burn, Maiden Lane, Covent Garden 1820

KEYWORDS: angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game 16th century

$150.00
ak2/6a/24

Piscatorial Reminiscences and Gleanings by an Old Angler and Bibliopolist


BOOSEY, THOMAS

Sm 8vo, half-bound in black filleted leather with orange/rust cl bds, 5 raised bands & gilt lettering & rules to spine--red label to section 2, marbeled eps, frontis., illus., tp, VG (light scuffing to bds, sl bruising to spine & board edges & extrems, light to moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate tanning & foxing to prelims/terminals, sl foxing throughout).

PUBLISHER: William Pickering 1835

KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game 16th century

$150.00
ak2/6a/25

The Vade-Mecum of Fly-Fishing for Trout: Being a Complete Practical Treatise on that Brance of the Art of Angling; with Plain and Copious Instructions for the Manufacture of Artifical Flies


PULMAN, G P R

Sm 8vo, green paneled cl bds with both tooled & embossed decorations to bds & spine, gilt lettering to spine, yelloe eps, xii + 186 pp.+ [2] pp. advts., VG (light to moderate scuffing & soiling to bds & spine, light to moderate bruising to spine & board edges & extrems with light chipping to spine, moderate tanning & soiling to pg edges, light to moderate cracking to rear gutters, light foxing throghout).

PUBLISHER: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans 1851

KEYWORDS: anecdotes angling fishing angler fisherman fishermen trout salmon history 19th century river stream sport game

$15.00
xx31pol202276

Good to Eat: Riddles of Food and Culture


HARRIS, MARVIN

Ex-library, octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Allen & Unwin 1986

KEYWORDS: food culture culinary anthropology history customs beliefs

$20.00
xx31pol202280

Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors


COLLINGHAM, LIZZIE

Octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2006

KEYWORDS: travel writing literature history culture India Indian curry curries food cuisine recipes

$25.00
xx31pol202288

Napoleon Bonaparte in Exile; or, A Voice From St Helena


O'MEARA, BARRY

Duodecimo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: W Tweedie, Strand N/D

KEYWORDS: Napoleon Bonaparte history St Helena politics political military leaders French France

$20.00
xx31pol202295

New Zealand's First World War Heritage


BARGAS, IMELDA & SHOEBRIDGE, TIM

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Exisle Publishing 2015

KEYWORDS: New Zealand ww1 the great war first 1st world war one i 1 history heritage communities

$16.50
xx31pol202313

Freemasons' Hall London


EDWARDS, A TRYSTAN et al

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Williams Lea and Company (Printer) 1963

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lodges London history historical buildings secret societies

$18.50
xx31pol202314

Grand Lodge of New Zealand: A Guide to Masters


CHAMBERS, A R

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1968

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lodges New Zealand history historical masters secret societies

$18.50
xx31pol202315

Handbook for Management and Maintenance of Masonic Buildings


ORR, R DAVID (Fore)

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1990

KEYWORDS: freemasons freemasonry masonic lodges New Zealand history historical buildings maintenance management secret societies

$10.00
xx31pol202317

The Seddons: An Autobiography


SEDDON, T E Y

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Collins Bros & Co 1968

KEYWORDS: autobiography autobiographies memoir Seddon family history New Zealand early settlers pioneers

$15.00
xx36pol202336

Hakluyt Society: Sir Thomas Roe: Eyewitness to a Changing World: Annual Lecture 2017


DAS, NANDINI

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o Map Library 2018

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society annual lectures 2017 history historical exploration Sir Thomas Roe

$15.00
xx36pol202337

Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 2016: Experiments in Reading Richard Hakluyt's 'Principal Navigations'


FULLER, MARY C

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o Map Library 2017

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society annual lectures 2016 history historical exploration Richard Hakluyt principal navigations

$15.00
xx36pol202338

Hakluyt Society Annual Lecture 2014: Geographies of the Prime Meridian


WITHERS, CHARLES W J

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society c/o Map Library 2015

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society annual lectures 2014 history historical exploration navigation prime meridian measurements

$15.00
xx36pol202339

Hakluyt Society Annual Talk 1996: Richard Hakluyt and His Books


PAYNE, ANTHONY & NEVILLE-SINGTON, P A

Octavo stapled light card covers (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: The Hakluyt Society 1997

KEYWORDS: hakluyt society annual lectures talks 1996 history historical exploration Richard Hakluyt literature books maritime voyages

$19.50
xx36pol202340

A Brief History of Otahuhu


SEDAL, V I

Ex-library, quarto stapled light card covers (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Otahuhu Borough Council 1982

KEYWORDS: New Zealand history Otahuhu boroughs towns

$20.00
xx36pol202342

Ancient Chinese Pottery - A Crystallization of Life and Wisdom


HSIU, HUANG CHUN & YANG-CHU, HSU (Trans)

Imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Chen Kuei-miao 1989

KEYWORDS: ancient Chinese pottery art crafts artefacts history

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