[Walton, Isaac] The Complete Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
by Walton, Isaac
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1861. Original green cloth with intricately embossed blind-stamped design on both covers and spine, spine with gilt frame designs and lettering. Half-title present. 497pp. Interesting two-page paste-downs and flyleaves front and back with Bohn's Standard Library listings, as issued. 26 steel engravings and 200 superb wood engravings in the text by many different artists of the period. This edition rarely found in the original cloth. One half-inch tear to top of spine at inner margin, slight wear to extr. of spine, else a very good tight copy. Scarce thus.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5803
- Title
- [Walton, Isaac] The Complete Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
- Author
- Walton, Isaac
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1861
Terms of Sale
Nudelman Rare Books
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
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Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.