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Atherton (John) The Fly and the Fish

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one of 222 copies, colour plates, illustrations, Edward S. Litchfield's copy with his bookplate on front paste-down, Anglers' Alphabet christmas card loosely inserted, original blue cloth, gilt, spine faded, card slip-case, a little browned, New York, 1951; and another, by the same, 8vo

***The christmas card contains "decorative initials drawn by John Atherton for the Anglers' Club Bulletin.... It is believed that this is the only contemporary alphabet of decorative initials embodying the theme of angling" The Angler's Club of New York. .

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