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A Handbook of Angling: teaching Fly-Fishing, Trolling, Bottom-Fishing, and Salmon-Fishing, first edition, half-title, illustrations, 1847; idem, another copy, second edition, author's presentation copy inscribed to John Walter, illustrations in text, Longman catalogue at end dated 29 February 1848, bookplate of the Piscatorial Society [Westwood & Satchell, p.85], 1848, publisher's olive-green cloth, spine faded, Longman--CHOLMONDELEY-PENNELL (HARRY) The Modern Practical Angler. A Complete Guide to Fly-fishing, Bottom-fishing, & Trolling, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S OWN COPY, chromolithographed frontispiece, 19 plates, ownership inscription of author and W. K. Rollo, bookplate of W. Keith Rollo, publisher's cloth, slip case [Westwood & Satchell, p.169], Frederick Warne, 1870; idem, another copy, frontispiece and title detached--SALTER (THOMAS FREDERICK) The Angler's Guide, Being a Plain and Complete Practical Treatise on the Art of Angling, ninth edition, Eric Taverner's copy inscribed inside upper cover, engraved portrait, plates (one folding), publisher's decorative green cloth gilt, James Maynard, 1841--[BROOKES (RICHARD)] The Art of Angling, Rock and Sea-fishing: With the Natural History of River, Pond, and Sea-Fish, FIRST EDITION, title printed in red and black with large woodcut vignette, woodcut illustrations, contemporary calf, rebacked, newspaper clipping pasted to end paper [Westwood & Satchell, p.42], John Watts 1740--WILLIAMSON (JOHN) The British Angler: or, a Pocket-Companion for Gentlemen-Fishers, FIRST EDITION, engraved frontispiece, 3 folding engraved plates, tears to the extremities, modern calf gilt [Westwood & Satchell, p.241], J. Hodges, 1740--RONALDS (ALFRED) The Fly-Fisher's Entomology, FIRST EDITION, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, half-title, ink inscription "from the Author, 1836" to front free end paper, bookplate of James Giles Aberdeen, publisher's cloth, t.e.g, 1836; idem, another copy, fourth edition, ink inscription "To F. E. Sawyer, with Best Wishes from R. L. Marson, 1947", modern half morocco gilt [Westwood & Satchell, p.178], 1849, 19 hand-coloured engraved plates, Longman (9)