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Wetzel, Charles M.American Fishing Books. A

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Wetzel, Charles M.American Fishing Books. A

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Wetzel, Charles M.American Fishing Books. A Bibliography from the Earliest Times up to 1948. 4to, 3/4 green oasis goat, hand-marbled boards and endpapers, housed in mahogany slipcase with a March Brown fly HAND-TIED BY ED SHENK inset on spine; minimal wear. ONE OF 25 NUMBERED COPIES.(Stone Harbor): Meadow Run Press, (1990)

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Wetzel, Charles M.American Fishing Books. A

Name: Wetzel, Charles M.American Fishing Books. A
SKU: 86885683
Price: 1300 USD
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