[Rarebooks] fs: 1885 Angler's Guide Book and Tourists' Gazetteer, U.S. and Canada

[Back Creek Books]

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(No. 7228 )  Harris, William C. THE ANGLER'S GUIDE BOOK AND TOURISTS' 
GAZETTEER OF THE FISHING WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 1885.
New York: The American Angler, (1884). First printing, Full cloth, 
Duodecimo, 250, xxx, [viii] pages. Good.
      Guide to over 7,000 angling waters, giving information on the cost of 
guides, boats, and accommodations, best months for fishing, favored methods 
used by locals, how best to reach the sites, and more. Nice section of 
advertisements at rear featuring tackle, rubber waders, railroad lines, 
hotels, etc. HAND #H161. Bound in dark green pebbled cloth over boards with 
gilt-stamped spine and upper board. Mild rubs to cloth, some fraying at 
extremities. Both front and rear endpapers split along hinges, textblock 
still secure in binding. Some age toning and a few finger soil marks inside. 
$100.00
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