Angling.- S[mith] (J[ohn]) The True Art of Angling, second edition, woodcut frontispiece of angler, woodcut illustrations of fish, 3pp. advertisements at end, worming to upper margin of frontispiece, a little soiled, final leaf frayed at fore-edge affecting a couple of letters, contemporary sprinkled calf with double rule border in blind, rubbed, rebacked, corners and small hole to upper cover repaired, [Westwood & Satchell p.181; Wing S4108f], 24mo, for George Conyers...and John Sprint, 1697. ⁂ First published in 1696 all editions of this little book are rare but, according to Westwood and Satchell, "this is even rarer than the first edition". Only a few copies have been sold at auction, most defective; ESTC records only 3 copies (BL, and 2 in America - New York Public Library and Yale).
Angling.- S[mith] (J[ohn]) The True Art of Angling, second edition, woodcut frontispiece of angler, woodcut illustrations of fish, 3pp. advertisements at end, worming to upper margin of frontispiece, a little soiled, final leaf frayed at fore-edge affecting a couple of letters, contemporary sprinkled calf with double rule border in blind, rubbed, rebacked, corners and small hole to upper cover repaired, [Westwood & Satchell p.181; Wing S4108f], 24mo, for George Conyers...and John Sprint, 1697. ⁂ First published in 1696 all editions of this little book are rare but, according to Westwood and Satchell, "this is even rarer than the first edition". Only a few copies have been sold at auction, most defective; ESTC records only 3 copies (BL, and 2 in America - New York Public Library and Yale).
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