The American Angler's Guide; or, Complete Fisher's Manual, for the United States; Containing the Opinions & Practices of Experienced Anglers of Both Hemispheres; with the various modes adopted in ocean, river, lake & pond fishing; the usual tackle & baits required; instructions in the art of making artificial flies; methods of making fish ponds, transportation of fish, etc., etc., etc. Fourth Edition, revised, corrected & greatly improved, with the addition of A Second Part, containing over one hundred pages of useful & instructive information, handsomely illustrated with twenty engravings of the principal angle fish of Americs, & embellished with numerous engravings on steel, stone & wood by the best artists.

Published by D. Appleton & Co.,, 1857

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D. Appleton & Co., NY, 1857, (c.1845), 8vo., cloth, 332pp., steel engraved frontis., many decorations, ca.23 fish plates + 2 plates of hooks, many flies & misc. figures. Lacks engraved title page to part 2. original red decorated cloth, top & bottom thirds of spine missing, bumped corners & scuffed edges, contents yellowed, a few edge tears to margins, contents G $.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The American Angler's Guide; or, Complete Fisher's Manual, for the United States; Containing the Opinions & Practices of Experienced Anglers of Both Hemispheres; with the various modes adopted in ocean, river, lake & pond fishing; the usual tackle & baits required; instructions in the art of making artificial flies; methods of making fish ponds, transportation of fish, etc., etc., etc. Fourth Edition, revised, corrected & greatly improved, with the addition of A Second Part, containing over one...
• Publisher: D. Appleton & Co.,
• Publication Date: 1857
• Binding: hardcover,
• Condition: fair,