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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Fishing: L.B. FRANCE Rod & Line in Colorado 1884

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Offered for sale by Adam Langlands of 'Shadowrock Rare Books' - for more information please contact him via email at [email protected]

Lewis B. France (1833–1907)]. With Rod and Line in Colorado Waters. Denver: Chain, Hardy & Co, 1884. Octavo (7 1/2 x 5in: 190 x 126mm). pp. [1-]151[-152]. Map frontispiece, 'illustrated' initial to each chapter opening, tailpiece vignettes to the end of most chapters. (Lightly toned). Original brown cloth, upper cover and spine blocked in gilt and black, patterned endpapers (light damage to spine, extremities bumped [see images]). Provenance: Benjamin C. Bancroft (1859 - 1920, of Denver, early ink stamp); John 'Jack' W. Klages (1922-2008, bookplate). An excellent copy of the first edition of "the first book that dealt exclusively with trout fishing in the Rocky Mountains" (Wetzel). The author of this work was a ‘local: a judge in Denver. Ref:  Wetzel p. 140; Bruns F130

  • Sold By: Shadowrock Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Adam Langlands
  • Country: United States
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