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Salmonia , or Days of Fly - Fishing , in a Series of Conversations , with some Account of the Habits of Fishes belonging to the Genus Salmo , by Sir Humphry Davy , Bart . 1851. Engravings , 12mo , neat half calf , 4s 6d 2578 ANGLING .
Salmonia , or Days of Fly - Fishing , in a Series of Conversations , with some Account of the Habits of Fishes belonging to the Genus Salmo , by Sir Humphry Davy , Bart . 1851. Engravings , 12mo , neat half calf , 4s 6d 2578 ANGLING .
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| Title | A Catalogue of Old and Rare Books: Being a Portion of the Stock of and Offered for Sale by Pickering & Chatto |
| Author | Pickering & Chatto |
| Publisher | Pickering & Chatto, 1900 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 30 Mar 2006 |
| Length | 577 pages |
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