Superior Fishing; Or, The Striped Bass, Trout, And Black Bass Of The Northern States. Embracing full directions for dressing articial flies with the feathers of American birds; an account of a sporting visit to Lake Superior, etc, etc, etc. ates.

Robert B. Roosevelt

Verlag: Carleton, New York, 1865

Beschreibung

1865 [1865] First Edition; 8vo; 304 pp. plus publisher's adverts in rear; Front index; Numerous woodcut engravings; Dark green stamped cloth boards with faded gilt title to spine; Bumped and rubbed corners and spine ends; Slight loss of top and bottom spine ends; Penciled bookseller prices on front paste down; Aqua colored paste downs; Slight fading to page edges; A clean copy with tight binding; Very Good condition considering age; A scarce copy; The author, an uncle of President Teddy Roosevelt, experienced adventure tourism on Lake Superior in mid-19th century, setting out from Cleveland in 1862 for Sault Ste. Marie. On his journey he paddled, fished, met "Indians," watched a spectacular sunset, arose and fished some more. At rear is a section on "Cookery For Sportsmen" with recipes for biscuits, corn bread, roasted oysters, griddle cakes, venison stew, and various alcoholic beverages, including the staggering "Nondescript Punch" on p. 347, guaranteed to be an adventure for anyone. p205."First known treatise recommending silk waterproofed fly lines". Sage, p172. Heckscher 1663. W&S. P179. ~ Personal recollections of Lake Superior angling with observations on fly-tying and recipes for sporting fare and (potent) drink. Very Good ; Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 136

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Superior Fishing; Or, The Striped Bass, ...

Verlag: Carleton, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1865

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition