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"The Hand-Book Of Angling: For Scotland And The Border Counties" 1861 ROBERTSON, John (SOLD)
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Embracing The Practical Experience Of Thirty Years' Fishing
ROBERTSON, John
[184] pp.
Houlston and Wright
1861
w/ 10-fold map laid-in
Provenance: Thomas Westwood, bookplate and w/ bookplate of Dean Sage, whose contributions to angling literature are few in number but profoundly influential.
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The book begins with methods of fishing the fly, minnow and worm before moving on to discuss specific waters such as the Tweed, Teviot, Esk, Annan, Clyde, Ettrick and Nith.