The Illustrated Fly-Fishers Text Book; SOUTH Theophilus [ie CHITTY Edward] 1804-1863 Publisher: Henry G Bohn Publish Year: 1845 Publish Place: London: York Street, Covent Garden Illustrator: COOPER A. WOOD LJ. LEE FR. etc Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 001005 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: No Jacket Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 2nd Edition Inscription: Unknown £60 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information G, 2nd ed, 1845, extra illustrated 22 plates (total). In green embossed cloth, decorative gilt tooling & titles, edges bumped & worn. Re-laid faded spine, gilt tooling & titles. Internally, frontis, additional engraved tp, [3], (iv-vi). [1], 2-231 pp, 22 plates (12 listed additional 10), numerous illustrations within text, some foxing & edge browning, ink name (John James Ireland 1846) & small bookseller label to fpd, new eps, printed by Walter Spiers. First published by Ackermann with the same title in 1841. (223*138 mm). Articles on The Anglers outfit, Salmon & Trout gut, Fly rods and many rod & Rod top articles, wading boots, habits of salmon, size of fish etc. Illustrations of wading boots, elasticity of rods, hooks, loops, the invisible knot, knots in lines etc. Chitty, law reporter and author. See ODNB for a full bio. (Westwood 198. Sage 189).
