Notes Nets Quincunx Practically Considered by Bathurst, Used (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The cover is dark green. No publisher's date is given. A prior owner wrote 1837 in pencil, and this date is the last date mentioned in the text. The dedication is to the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers. A fold-out chart has the distances of towns and bridges on two rivers between London and Oxford. It also has a chart about high water times at London Bridge. The last pages have 30 b/w figures; a few others are in text. There is an index and an errata page. A 30 page section is titled Miscellaneous Memoranda. It has comments about fishing, dogs and other animals, God, and the Bible. The spine strip has been loose and is reattached on the reverse side with cloth tape. Some of the pages' margins have foxing. Scans e-mailed upon request.

First edition. 12mo. xiv, 183, (1) pp. 8 plates, folding table. Westwood and Satchell: "A singular combination of net-making and preaching." Heckscher 153 (calling for 6 plates). Original cloth (front joint worn, spine ends somewhat chipped), paper spine label (rubbed). Still a very good copy.

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1837). ND (1837) 1st edition. 12mo (110 x 175mm). Ppxvi,184 + plates at rear. B&w plates, one folding. Untitled brown cloth. Inner hinges tender, some annotation, slightly rubbed untitled cloth. Ownership signature of Reginald Beddington. "A singular combination of net-making and preaching." (Westwood & Satchell). .

ALL UK PARCELS SENT TRACKED! ALL OVERSEAS PARCELS SENT AIRMAIL, TRACKED! (S/hand, Hardcover, 1837). ND (1837) 1st edition. 12mo (110 x 175mm). Ppxvi,184 + plates at rear. B&w plates, one folding. Untitled brown cloth. Inner hinges tender, some annotation, front end-paper chipped. slightly rubbed untitled cloth with small rubbed spine label. Ownership label of angling book collector, Alan John Jarvis. "A singular combination of net-making and preaching." (Westwood & Satchell). .

1st Edn, XIV 183 pages, 7 pages of plates, folding table showing distances on the principle towns and bridges of the river Thames and river Isis, contemporary full calf binding, gilt decorated spine, front boards inner margin showing worm damage? with partial loss, o/w a tight clean copy. Gives details of tools, types of nets, how to make and repair.