TURTON, John. The Angler's Manual; Or, Fly-Fisher's Oracle. With a Brief Compendium on Bottom Fishing. R. Groombridge, 1836.
8vo. Original blue cloth, spine with original paper title label partially removed; viii + pp. 86, engraved frontispiece; very good. Provenance: ffep with pencilled ownership inscription of Eric Taverner, the renowned angler and writer. Ffep also with previous gift inscription.
First edition. An important and authoritative work on artificial flies and angling.
Westwood & Satchell p. 211.
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