Lot 225
Angling.- Blacker (William) Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843.
Hammer Price: £3,200
Description
Angling.- Blacker (William) Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, 2 engraved titles, 6 plates (5 lithograph, one engraved), 31 mounted specimens attached with embossed silver seals, a further 27 mounted specimens similarly attached, some to card mounts, some to plate versos (2 detached from seals but present), some offsetting, Blacker's printed advertisement (on blue paper) to front pastedown and his ticket to front free endpaper, bookplate of Henry A. Sherwin, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, g.e., [Westwood & Satchell, p.32], 12mo, Published by the author, December 8th, 1843.
⁂ Regarded by Blacker as a 'New Edition' of The Art of Angling, the copies with an 1843 title-page (usually additional to the 1842 title) ran to 130 pages, as here. This copy however is enhanced by more actual specimens than any other copy we can trace at auction - a total of 58 (ie 27 in addition to the standard 31)
Description
Angling.- Blacker (William) Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, 2 engraved titles, 6 plates (5 lithograph, one engraved), 31 mounted specimens attached with embossed silver seals, a further 27 mounted specimens similarly attached, some to card mounts, some to plate versos (2 detached from seals but present), some offsetting, Blacker's printed advertisement (on blue paper) to front pastedown and his ticket to front free endpaper, bookplate of Henry A. Sherwin, contemporary calf, gilt, rebacked, g.e., [Westwood & Satchell, p.32], 12mo, Published by the author, December 8th, 1843.
⁂ Regarded by Blacker as a 'New Edition' of The Art of Angling, the copies with an 1843 title-page (usually additional to the 1842 title) ran to 130 pages, as here. This copy however is enhanced by more actual specimens than any other copy we can trace at auction - a total of 58 (ie 27 in addition to the standard 31)
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