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The Compleat Angler The Lea and Dove edition, being the 100th edition of The compleat angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation : being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing
by WALTON Izaak 1593-1683. COTTON Charles 1630-1687. MARSTON RB [Robert Bright] 1853-1927 - editor
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Llandudno, Conwy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited, 1888. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. CARLESS F.. Limited Demy Quarto Edition to commemorate the 100th edition of The Compleat Angler! Two volumes in half green morocco over green cloth, some gilt tooling, gilt titles to upper boards, corners & edges worn. Spines, rubbed, raised bands, gilt titles. Internally Vol 1, half title, portrait frontis, [7], (viii-xcvii), [3], [3], (d-t), [1], [1], 2-118. Portrait frontis, [2], 119-357 pp. 54 pls, 87 illustrations plus 3 maps, errata leaf tipped to half title V1, each pl with printed guard, t.e.c, remainder uncut. Wood engravings by Mr. F. Carless & engraved by Mr. F. Alphonse Stankowski; photogravures by P.H. Emerson & George Bankart. (views on the Lea and Dove-those on the Lea by Mr. P. H. Emerson, B.A., & those on the Dove by Mr. George Bankart). VG (286*225 mm). The present edition reprints the text of the 1676 edition. Edition statement from verso of half-title (v. 1); full statement reads: This Demy Quarto Edition is limited strictly to 500 copies, of which this copy is No. 290 - signed by the editor RB Marston
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Compleat Angler The Lea and Dove edition, being the 100th edition of The compleat angler, or, The contemplative man's recreation : being a discourse of rivers, fish-ponds, fish, and fishing
- Author
- WALTON Izaak 1593-1683. COTTON Charles 1630-1687. MARSTON RB [Robert Bright] 1853-1927 - editor
- Illustrator
- CARLESS F.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington Limited
- Place of Publication
- London St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
- Weight
- 8.82 lbs
- Keywords
- Angling fishing sport
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fish Angling and Marine Life;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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