1877 Rare Victorian Book - The Angler's Souvenir. By P. Fisher. Edited by G. Christopher Davies

 

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Author : Fisher P. (Chatto William Andrew)
Title : The Angler's Souvenir. By P. Fisher. Edited by G. Christopher Davies.
Publisher : London, Frederick Warne and Co, no date  (circa 1877). First thus.
Language : Text in English
Size : 8 " X 6 "
Pages : 311 pages
Binding : Very good full Victorian decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Good content (bright and tight, some usual foxing mainly on full page illustrations - as shown.) 
Illustrations : Illustrated with 31 beautiful plates + text decorations to each page by Beckwith & Topham.

Estimate : (USD 150 - USD 400) 

The book : Rare and attractive Victorian edition of this work by Fisher which is clever and caustic, and contains a critique of several of the angling books of the day.

The author: William Andrew Chatto (1799–1864) was an English writer. He used the pseudonym Stephen Oliver (Junior) and P. Fisher..