{"product_id":"practical-fly-fishing-john-beever-1st-presentation-copy","title":"Practical Fly Fishing, John Beever — 1st Presentation Copy","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"721\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery Good\u003c\/strong\u003e: Publisher’s original cloth binding shows light edgewear, with bumping to the corner tips and the spine head and foot; light rubbing along the board edges. Discolouration is present across the boards, with the spine slightly darkened through age. Decorative elements remain clean and well-defined, retaining good visual appeal. Binding is slightly shaken but remains firm and structurally sound. An Ex-Libris sticker is present to the front pastedown, with scattered foxing to the endpapers. The woodcut illustration on the title page remains clean and well-preserved. Internally, the contents are generally bright, clean, and tidy, with pages remaining fresh and well-kept overall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1165\" data-start=\"723\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"738\" data-start=\"723\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1165\" data-start=\"723\"\u003eFirst presentation copy of \u003cem data-end=\"791\" data-start=\"768\"\u003ePractical Fly Fishing\u003c\/em\u003e by John Beever, published in London by Methuen \u0026amp; Co. in 1893, including a memoir of the author by W. G. Collingwood. This edition is particularly notable in presentation form, combining Beever’s practical angling instruction with Collingwood’s biographical tribute, issued by a major late Victorian publisher associated with quality sporting and natural history literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1397\" data-start=\"1167\"\u003eA Victorian angling manual offering practical instruction on fly fishing techniques, combined with a memoir of the author, reflecting both sporting practice and personal tribute within the field of 19th-century fishing literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53230714618195,"sku":"3244-RM-F-VG-41","price":41.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3692146d-4737-4633-a8c3-3f8751d426ba.jpg?v=1773846743","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/practical-fly-fishing-john-beever-1st-presentation-copy","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}