Sale 23SP01 | Lot 136

BLACKER, WILLIAM Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c ... with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies.

Catalogue: Sporting & Travel Books

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Lot 136
BLACKER, WILLIAM Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c ... with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies.
London: Blacker, 1855. Third edition, "Rewritten & revised by the author," the issue with the 3 pp. of reviews. Early black morocco. 6 1/2 x 4 inches (16 x 10 cm); [i]-viii, [ii], v-[xii], 1-259, [1] pp.; with engraved frontispiece and title, seventeen fine hand-colored plates, and three in black and white. Snag at head of spine, joints starting, frontispiece loose, internally clean. The angling writer Bernard Horne's copy, with his bookplate laid-in.
Generally considered the best edition, expanding on the two previous. Westwood & Satchell, pp. 32-33; Heckscher no. 203.


C The Property of a New England Family

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $220 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $220 (includes buyer's premium)

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Sporting & Travel Books

Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 10am EST