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"The Hand-Book Of Angling: For Scotland And The Border Counties" 1861 ROBERTSON, John (SOLD)

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.