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[SATCHELL, THOMAS, EDITOR], The Angler's Note-Book and Naturalist's Record . .. The Yellow Series Complete.
London: Eliot Stock, 1888. First edition. COPY NUMBER ONE OF TWELVE LARGE PAPER COPIES. 4to. Frontispiece. Illustrated. [iv], 188 pp. In publisher's quarter roan and cloth, spine rubbed. Bookplate of Arthur Howard Thompson. In cloth solander box. Westwood & Satchell, p.10 (Green Series). ΒΆ The first or Green Series of the Angler's Note-Book was published in 1880; the Yellow Series (or Second Series) appeared serially from 1884 to 1886, in twelve irregular installments, brought to a close by the death of Thomas Satchell The present volume is copy no. 1 of 12 large paper copies, a presentation from the publisher Elliot Stock to Alfred Wallis, who wrote the introduction, inscribed "To Alfred Wallis, with the Publisher's kind regards and very many thanks, June 7 1888" on front free endpaper. The volume also includes a 2-page autograph letter from the publisher dated 19 December 1887 discussing proofs for the book, with a page of closely written notes in Wallis' hand tipped in at p. 97, and the original prospectus loosely inserted Filled with bibliophilic and angling material of enduring interest. Rare
Offered for US$ 3000.00 by: James Cummins Bookseller - Book number: 220767