The Art of Angling, 1787
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 19 |
| Estimate | 120.00 - 240.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
BEST, THOMAS. A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling to which is added The Compleat Fly-Fisher. London: C.Stalker and H. Turpin, 1787. 16mo (100 x 170 mm). Wood-engraved frontispiece. [10], 112, [4 ad] pp (without half-title). Full modern brown morocco. First edition. Condition: Title page laid down to new sheet with loss to text, losses to last ad leaf, lacking half-title, frontispiece chipped, leaves toned.
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