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Carroll (W.) The Angler's Vade Mecum
Carroll (W.) The Angler's Vade Mecum
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Carroll (W.) The Angler's Vade Mecum,containing a descriptive account of the Water Flies..., first edition, half-title, 12 hand-coloured engraved plates, a little foxed and soiled, light water-staining to lower margin, contemporary dark blue straight-grain morocco, gilt, spine gilt, a little rubbed, corners and head of spine worn, [Thacher p.102; W&S pp.50-51], 8vo, Edinburgh, 1818.

***One of the earliest books with plates of flies in colour, containing 194 examples of natural flies arranged from May to September. A contemporary ink inscription on the front free endpaper notes, "July 28th I caught 7 Perch with an artificial fly called the red hackle and also 3 trout at ?Beactuef.".

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Carroll (W.) The Angler's Vade Mecum

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