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The art of angling improved, in all its parts, especially fly-fishing: : containing a particular account of the several sorts of fresh-water fish, with their most proper baits. Also the names, colours, and seasons of all the most useful flies. With directions for making each fly artificially in the most exact manner, &c. The whole interspers'd with many curious and uncommon observations

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1758?].
Call number: 496206
Creator: Bowlker, Richard(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 16 cm (12mo)
Associated people: Olivers, M., (active 1748-1758,)
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