Published by The Conde Nast Publications, London, 1981
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good.
Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co., London; Thomas D. Morison, Glasgow. 1887, 1887
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1887). 1887 1st edition thus. 8vo (154 x 210mm). Pp251+ 12pp ads. Blue cloth with gilt spine vignette of fishing tackle. Well worn and used. A good working copy only. This is the second edition of "Piscatorial reminiscences and gleanings, by an old angler and bibliopolist. To which is added a catalogue of books on angling", by T.B., published in 1835. The 1887 edition omits the catalogue of books. A wide-ranging collection of short anecdotes and paragraphs on fish and fishing which the compiler had collected over many years. For instance, there are seventeen pages of notes on pike and pike fishing, taken from many sources. .
Published by Hamilton, Adams & Co., Lond Thomas D. Morison, Glasgow. 1887, 1887
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1887). 1887 1st edition thus. 8vo (139 x 207mm). Pp251. Blue cloth with gilt spine vignette of fishing tackle. Cloth stained, eps browned. Some pages uncut but good copy. This is the second edition of "Piscatorial reminiscences and gleanings, by an old angler and bibliopolist. To which is added a catalogue of books on angling", by T.B., published in 1835. The 1887 edition omits the catalogue of books. A wide-ranging collection of short anecdotes and paragraphs on fish and fishing which the compiler had collected over many years. For instance, there are seventeen pages of notes on pike and pike fishing, taken from many sources. .
Published by Keston: Keston foreign bird Farm, 1934-1938., 1938
Seller: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, Australia
Octavo,five volumes,coloured and uncoloured plates. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt cockatoo, a very good set, scarce. The Keston Bird Farm, established by Edward Boosey in the 1920's was a very successful operation until World War Two and beyond. Although the business imported birds its main interest was in bird breeding and budgerigars were a staple. Boosey originally worked for the Duke of Bedford. He was a prolific writer and his best known book is Foreign bird keeping: forty years' experience in their breeding and management, first published 1956. The Foreigner is a delightful little publication with a lot of very interesting material. A very scarce sixth volume was published in 1939.