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Aelian, active 3rd century

Aelian on fly fishing

1979

  • Creator

    Aelian, active 3rd century

  • Title(s)

    Aelian on fly fishing / foreword by J.R. Adams.

  • Additional Title(s)

    De natura animalium. Book XV. Chapter 1. English

  • Published/Created

    Berkeley, Calif. : Poole Press, 1979.

  • Physical Description

    xx, 19 pages : illustrations ; 70 mm

  • Holdings

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    Folio A 2022 7
    Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
    Host bibliographic record [Library Catalog]

    Rare Books and Manuscripts
    SH456 .A3 1979
    Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert
    Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
    Host bibliographic record [Library Catalog]

  • Copyright Status

    Copyright Not Evaluated

  • Classification

    Books

  • Notes

    Text from Aelian's On the characteristics of animals, or Natural history, book XV, chapter 1.
    "Handset, printed and bound at Poole Press by Maryline P. Adams. Illustrations by J.R. and M.P. Adams. Of 250 copies, this is number ..."--Colophon.
    Bradbury, R.C. 20th cent. U.S. miniature books, p. 183, no. 1
    BAC: British Art Center copy is unnumbered. Bound by S.A. Neff Jr. and housed with Kipling's American catches (Poole Press, 1980), also bound by Neff. The two miniature volumes are housed in a custom slipcase with decorative binding by Neff. Accompanied by a small collection of Neff's drawings, tooling templates, stamping dies, papers, etc. for the present binding and slipcase (see Folio A 2022 7).
  • Subject Terms

    Fly fishing.

  • Form/Genre

    Fine bindings. | Miniature books.

  • Contributors

    Adams, J. R. 1932– | Adams, Maryline Poole | Neff, S. A. | Poole Press (Berkeley, Calif.)

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