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THOMAS, HENRY SULLIVAN The Rod in India: Being Hints How to Obtain Sport, with Remarks on the Natural History of Fish, their Culture, and Value; and Illustrations of Fish and Tackle. London: Hamilton, Adams & Co., 1881. Second edition. Publisher's purple pictorial cloth gilt, recased. 10 x 6 1/4 inches; xxvi, 436, [4] pp. ads, 25 lithographic plates, eight hand-colored. Recased with reinforced hinges, preserving much of the original spine, spine browned, upper margin of boards a bit faded, a few scrapes with wear to extremities, scattered foxing throughout. The first edition was issued in Mangalore in 1873, and this edition is much enlarged and improved. Westwood & Satchell, p. 208. C Estate of Arnold 'Jake' Johnson