THE COMPLETE ANGLER; OR, THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. AND INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO ANGLE FOR A TROUT OR GRAYLING IN A CLEAR STREAM..
by Walton, Isaac and Charles Cotton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fair to good. Possibly lacking a frontispiece portrait of Cotton in part two. Text block is loose. Some wear, soil/ and scuffing
- Seller
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Wilmington, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Wiley & Putnam, 1847, 1847. First American editon. Duodecimo. Fair to good. Possibly lacking a frontispiece portrait of Cotton in part two. Text block is loose. Some wear, soil/ and scuffing. Former owner's name in pencil.. Illustrated.. Green gilt-stamped pictorial cloth with gilt fish on spine. Hardcover. With a biographical preface by the American editor. With an appendix catalogue of fishing books.
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- Bookseller
- Austin's Antiquarian Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10924
- Title
- THE COMPLETE ANGLER; OR, THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. AND INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO ANGLE FOR A TROUT OR GRAYLING IN A CLEAR STREAM..
- Author
- Walton, Isaac and Charles Cotton
- Illustrator
- Illustrated.
- Format/Binding
- Duodecimo
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to good. Possibly lacking a frontispiece portrait of Cotton in part two. Text block is loose. Some wear, soil/ and scuffing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American editon
- Publisher
- Wiley & Putnam, 1847
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Sporting, Literature, Fly Fishing, Isaac Walton, Charles Cotton, Complete Angler.
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About the Seller
Austin's Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Wilmington, Vermont
About Austin's Antiquarian Books
Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop located on West Main Street in Wilmington, Vermont. At our shop we have a general stock of approximately 15,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially Theodore Roosevelt the West, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera.
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- Gilt
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