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The Compleat Angler
by Walton, Izaak
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Hartland, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Le Roy Phillips. Very Good+. Early Printing. Hardcover. Octovo in river-green cloth covers, large gilt lettering on front and on spine, tight binding, clean unfoxed deckle-edge pages, light shelfwear, faint sunning, else VG++. Contains all 13 water color Illustrations by W. Lee Hankey. Set up according to days of fishing, i. E. , first day, second day, etc with chapters that include Angler, Falconer and Hunter extolling the virtues of his recreation, Discourse on the Otter and the Chub; How to Get Fish for, and to Dress, the Chavender or Chub; On the Nature and B reeding of the Trout, and How to Fish for Him, the trout, etc. One of the nicer Walton books with this title, illustrations superb. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232pp pages .
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Mossback Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27820
- Title
- The Compleat Angler
- Author
- Walton, Izaak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Le Roy Phillips
- Keywords
- Early Fishing; Classic Fishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hunting and fishing;
Terms of Sale
Mossback Books
books sent by Media mail @$4.25 first book $3 each book thereafter; average size Air mail @$8.25 within midwest-zone(west-coast zone-$10.50) first book. Heavy books quote for air mail. Books can be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason but with prior notice given to the seller. Foreign sales need to obtain a quote for postage.
About the Seller
Mossback Books
Biblio member since 2004
Hartland, Michigan
About Mossback Books
Sales through the internet and at book shows in the midwest.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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.
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