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The Compleat Angler
by Walton, Izaak
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517177838
- ISBN 13
- 9780517177839
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Weathervane Books, 1975. Book. Illus. by Arthur Rackham, Illustrator. Near Fine. Hardcover. Clean brown boards with blind-stamped fish decoration on cover, clean beige cloth spine with gold lettering. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages are clean - no names, writing or marks; dust speckling to top text block edges. Full color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. 224 pages. Clean dust jacket with one tiny shallow chip at top front panel edge; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
Synopsis
'The Compleat Angler' is the most famous book ever published in the literature of sport. It is also a work whose unique celebration of the English countryside has attracted readers around the world since it first appeared in 1653. Izaak Walton issued the final version of his beloved book in 1676. 'The Compleat Angler' is both a manual of instruction and a vision of society in harmony with nature. It guides the novice fisherman on how to catch and cook a variety of fish, on how to select and prepare the best bait and make artificial flies, and on the habits of freshwater fish. It promotes angling as a communal activity in which the bonds of friendship are forged through the shared experience of the natural world. Walton lived through turbulent times and found in nature the best salve for national tragedy and personal sorrow. -
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034951
- Title
- The Compleat Angler
- Author
- Walton, Izaak
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham, Illustrator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0517177838
- ISBN 13
- 9780517177839
- Publisher
- Weathervane Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1975
- Keywords
- FISHING, FISH COMPLEAT ANGLER, ARTHUR RACKHAM, IZAAK WALTON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fish/Fishing;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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Stanley, New York
About Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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