Lot 2037: HERBERT, WILLIAM HENRY. 1807-1858.

Fishing with Hook and Line; A Manual for Amateur Anglers. New York: Brother John Office, [1858]. 64 pp. Illustrated with 8 wood-engraved plates and illustrations in the text. 12mo. Modern cloth with original pictorial wraps bound in. Perforated library stamp to title and to pp 49-50, ink stamps to lower margin p 3, some faint foxing, plates toned, wraps stained and with reinforcement to verso of outer edge of front wrap.

First edition. A rare classic of American sporting. Van Winkle p 68ff.