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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from FishingProbably few persons who visited the late International Fisheries Exhibition in South Kensington could fail'to have been struck by the multiplicity, and, to the un initiated, complexity of the engines and appliances used in the capture of fish. The Observation applies even more to the 'angler'-a generic term that I have a special objection to, by the way, but let us say to the fisherman who uses a rod - than to the 'fisherm...

Excerpt from The Sporting Fish of Great Britain: With Notes on IchthyologyTo the author of Yarrell's British Fishes, as also to Mr. J. Van Voorst, the publisher of that excellent and exhaustive treatise, I gladly take this opportunity of acknowledging my many obligations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hi...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Angler-Naturalist: A Popular History of British Fresh-Water Fish, With a Plain Explanation of the Rudiments of IchthyologyNo work on Natural History has hitherto been published adapted to the special requirements of Anglers and others Who may Wish to possess, in a compendious form, a fair general outline of Ichthyology, With some account of the Fresh-water Fish of the British Islands and the distinctions by Which they may be m...

Excerpt from Puck on Pegasus(i) That your Memorialist, on making his fifth appear ance in public (this time as a?four-year-old), desires to avail himself of his prescriptive privilege as one 'of the talking animals to say a few words on his own.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Bo...

Excerpt from From Grave to Gay: A Volume of Selections From the Complete PoemsI might not sleep unhaunted slumbers, At least 'twere rash to try, fair Flo' So now I'm going to the Row.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct ...

Excerpt from Bottom or Float-FishingShown to the fish, and not the slightest prowess by the fisherman. It is fish-slaughter - murder - any thing you like - but it is not Sport. The essence of sport consists in the amount of skill, difficulty.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books...

Excerpt from Fly-Fishing and Worm-Fishing for Salmon, Trout and GraylingIT will be seen from the following pages, that in regard to the theory and practice of Artificial ¿y making and fishing the Author has arrived at conclusions very different to those usually accepted by anglers and angling writers but fishermen who, in spite of preconceived views and the vener able sanction of the fathers of the gentle craft, have the courage and patience t...

The book of the pike - A practical treatise on the various methods of jack fishing is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1865.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are ava...

Excerpt from The Book of the Pike: A Practical Treatise on the Various Methods of Jack Fishing, With an Analysis of the Tackle Employed, the History of the Fish, & C. Also a Chapter on Spinning for Trout in Lakes and RiversIzaak Walton has a single chapter on Pike-fishing, the greater part of which is now obsolete. Stoddart, in his excellent work The Angler's Companion, ' gives the subject 20 pages, confined however to Scotch waters, 'ephemera...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. O...

bTitle:/b Pegasus re-saddled. ... With ... illustrations by Du Maurier.br/br/bPublisher:/b British Library, Historical Print Editionsbr/br/The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around...

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