Profusely illustrated. xii, [9]-332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
1857 · New York
by [Brown, John J.]
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1857. Fourth Edition, revised, corrected, and greatly improved (i.e., fifth edition by Bruns’ reckoning). Profusely illustrated. xii, [9]-332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth with gilt angling motifs on upper cover, repeated in blind on lower, spine titled in glit. William Van Winkle bookplate. Spine ends a bit rubbed, frontispiece with some foxing, else clean and bright, overall a very good plus copy. Fourth Edition, revised, corrected, and greatly improved (i.e., fifth edition by Bruns’ reckoning). Profusely illustrated. xii, [9]-332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A scarce book, (“seldom offered”--Bruns) one of several editions (truncated)