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Leaves from an angler's notebook / by T.S. Gray ; with an introduction by R.L. Marston

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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Fishermen's weather / by upwards of one hundred living anglers ; edited by F.G. Aflalo ; with eight full-page illustrations in colour from paintings by Charles Whymper

Rare Books

This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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The practical angler : or the art of trout-fishing more particularly applied to clear water / by W.C. Stewart

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Introduction to wildflowers / by Richard Morse ; with 16 colour plates, 32 plates from photographs, 16 plates from drawings by Doris Meyer and 16 drawings in the text

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Cruikshank's water colours / with introduction by Joseph Grego

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The people of India / painted by Mortimer Menpes ; with introduction by G.E. Mitton

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The people of Holland / painted by Nico Jungman ; with introduction by Gordon Home

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Leaves from an angler's notebook / by T.S. Gray ; with an introduction by R.L. Marston

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Fishermen's weather / by upwards of one hundred living anglers ; edited by F.G. Aflalo ; with eight full-page illustrations in colour from paintings by Charles Whymper

The practical angler : or the art of trout-fishing more particularly applied to clear water / by W.C. Stewart

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Cruikshank's water colours / with introduction by Joseph Grego

The people of India / painted by Mortimer Menpes ; with introduction by G.E. Mitton

The people of Holland / painted by Nico Jungman ; with introduction by Gordon Home