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The Compleat Angler, Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton. Edited and with an Introduction by Richard Le Gallienne. Illustrated by Edmund H. New Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London, 1897. First Gallienne edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; lxxxiv, (iv), 428, (xiv) Angler's Calendar, by Hi Regan, (iv) Advertisements. Frontispiece portrait of Walton, illustrated throughout with full page and vignette illustrations. Tan cloth boards with green text to front, spine and rear; rough cut edges. Stamped date and place and inked name to free endpaper, otherwise, contents are in fine, unmarked condition. Some sunning and rubbing to boards and edges; binding is tight and square. A very nice copy.
The Compleat Angler; Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Difcourse of Fish and Fishing not unworthy the perufal of Anglers [The Complete Angler] by Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles ; Edited by John Major - 1925
by Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles ; Edited by John Major
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The Compleat Angler; Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Difcourse of Fish and Fishing not unworthy the perufal of Anglers [The Complete Angler]
by Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles ; Edited by John Major
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- Hardcover
London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society, 1925. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Etchings by Damman.
Publisher's green cloth with stamped gilt titles and decorations; 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 445 pages with a general index; Top edge gilt; Printed on paper specially made for this edition and is strictly limited.
With 8 Original tissue-guarded Etchings by Damman on Japon Vellum and 74 wood engravings; The title page tissue-guarded frontispiece of Izaak Walton is after Huysman's portrait. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. This is a reprint of the Major Edition of 1844-.. First published in 1653, this literary and nature classic was created by a Londoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any angler could wish, it celebrates the art and spirit of fishing with verse, song and folklore, moral reflections, and timeless wisdom.
Cast in the form of a dialogue between the veteran angler Piscator and his pupil Viator, it both informs and delights with an ingenious exploration of fishing's subtle intricacies and the pleasures of the natural world.
REF: Coigney, 285; Oliver 254
Publisher's green cloth with stamped gilt titles and decorations; 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 445 pages with a general index; Top edge gilt; Printed on paper specially made for this edition and is strictly limited.
With 8 Original tissue-guarded Etchings by Damman on Japon Vellum and 74 wood engravings; The title page tissue-guarded frontispiece of Izaak Walton is after Huysman's portrait. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. This is a reprint of the Major Edition of 1844-.. First published in 1653, this literary and nature classic was created by a Londoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any angler could wish, it celebrates the art and spirit of fishing with verse, song and folklore, moral reflections, and timeless wisdom.
Cast in the form of a dialogue between the veteran angler Piscator and his pupil Viator, it both informs and delights with an ingenious exploration of fishing's subtle intricacies and the pleasures of the natural world.
REF: Coigney, 285; Oliver 254
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- Illustrator Etchings by Damman
- Format/Binding A Very Good Hardcover
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- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Privately Printed for the Navarre Society
- Place of Publication London
- Date Published 1925
- Keywords Angling; Izaak Walton; Fishing
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