The Border Angler: A Guide-Book to the Tweed and Its Tributaries and the Other Streams Commanded by the North British Railway. With an Accurate Map of the District.
Printed in the UK. William P. Nimmo. 1958. First edition. Cloth over boards. Hardcover cloth (blue) over boards. 12mo. viii + 195+ [4] pp. Illustrated with a b/w fold-out map engraving titled "Map of the Border Streams, Roads, and Railway." Includes 4 pages of advertisements after the main text. Blue cloth binding variant with the map facing the title page. Previous owner inscriptions on the front flyleaf and last advertisement. Text block is mostly clean, and the binding is strong and square. Edges have browned, most notably to the head. Gilt stamped illustration of fishing gear on the front cover, with a blind version on the back. Blind stamped double borders and corner ornaments on the front and back cover. Elaborate gilt illustration of fishing gear with a compartment for the title stamped on the spine. Boards are slightly stained, with wear to the edges/hinges, and bumped corners. Spine is worn at the top and bottom. Good. Item #67017
Price: $150.00