Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - SCARCE -BRAITHWAITE (George Foster, author and angler, who served for five terms as major of Kendal in the Lake District, 1813-1888).The Salmonidae of Westmorland, angling reminiscences, and leaves from an angler's note book.(London): Hamilton, Adams, & Co., 1884. First edition thus (previously serialised in the Westmorland Gazette). [x], 188 pp. Engraved frontispiece (of St. Mary's Cottage), and three further full-page engravings. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown. Green cloth with gilt angling motif to upper cover, and gilt lettering to spine. Black endpapers. Size: 8vo (19cm x 13.4cm).Very Good condition. Light rubbing to edges of binding and some creasing/wear to corners. Small bump to bottom edge of front board, and to top edge of rear board. Minor marking to boards. Hinge just starting to strain between f/piece and t/p. Pages clean and bright. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely.A nice example of this collection of angling reminiscences by a long-time major of Kendal, George Foster Braithwaite, which was printed in Kendal itself by Atkinson and Pollitt (under the auspices of a London publisher). key words:
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Binding: Hardback
Place of Publication: London
Non-Fiction Subject: Sports
Language: English
Author: George Foster Braithwaite
Original/Reproduction: Original
Publisher: Hamilton, Adams, & Co.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1884
