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The Charles B. Wood III collection of books on Atlantic Salmon fishing (Bibliotheca Salmo Salar).
Lot 347

Cooper, John Ashley
Two titles

5 – 15 November 2022, 12:00 EST
Skinner Marlborough, Massachusetts

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Cooper, John Ashley

Two titles, A Line on Salmon. London: H. F. & G. Witherby Ltd., 1983 First edition, first deluxe edition - "This specially bound edition signed by the author, is limited to thirty-five copies, of which this is no. 14." 8vo, tan linen sides, mustard colored calf spine, spine with raised bands and gold lines, top edge gilt. Slipcased. 240 pp with 4 color plates from photographs and scattered text illus.

The great Salmon Rivers of Scotland. London: Victor Gollancz, 1980. First edition. This is the deluxe special edition, "limited to 30 copies signed by the Author of which this book is no. 29" [signed] John Ashley Cooper. It is handsomely bound in dark red linen sides, dark red morocco spine with raised bands with gilt lines; title in gilt. Top edge gilt. Slipcased. The binding is not signed but it is a handsome piece of work. Text covers the Spey, the Dee, the Tay and the Tweed. Lg. 8vo, bound as described above. 208 pp with color frontisp. with 9 color plates and 12 river maps,

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