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Excerpt from Some Feudal Lords and Their SealsAs the majority of these Feudal Barons served with Edward the First in his later wars. The history of their lives and actions is in miniature the history of those times. Partly for this reason, and partly because of the rare series of heraldic seals formerly attached to the letter, I have ventured in all diffidence to put forth this illustrated historical account for your.About the PublisherForgott...

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Originally published by The Derrydale Press in 1938 as a companion to Walden's Big Stony, Upstream and Down is a distillation of the author's ideas about fishing during a fishing career spanning more than 30 years. Walden's musings on the 'great angling fraternity' and its different 'members': Barefoot Boy, Old Timer, the Artists and Scientists, the Purist, Hogs, 'Noblesse Oblige', and finally She who goes Astream, are delightful. His personal...

Excerpt from Some Feudal Lords and Their Seals My Lords, The fact that a copy of the Barons' Letter to Pope Boniface in 1301 with their seals was admitted in evidence before the "Committee for Privileges" in the recent claim to the Baronies of Fauconberg, Darcy (de Knayth), and Meinill, has revived the peculiar interest attaching to this ancient record. As the majority of these Feudal Barons served with Edward the First in his later wars, ...

This early work is an absorbing read for any fishing enthusiast or historian, containing a wealth of personal anecdote from a variety of experienced anglers. A collection of thirty familiar essays written in a relaxed and graceful style that is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all fishermen. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expe...

This early work is an absorbing read for any fishing enthusiast or historian, containing a wealth of personal anecdote from a variety of experienced anglers. A collection of thirty familiar essays written in a relaxed and graceful style that is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all fishermen. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expe...