The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation
by Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Minus
- Seller
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Carlisle, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1875. 'A Discourse of Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing by Izaak Walton and Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton with original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas and sixty illustrations from designs by Stothard and Inshipp.' Boards with gilt lettering and illustration to front and spine, boards rubbed and stained, spine sunned, light wear to corners, foot of spine chipped, closed tear to head of spine, lean to binding, book plates to front pastedown and fep, tissue guard to frontispiece, engraved title page designed by T. Stothard, small ink inscription to head of title page, 60 illustrations throughout clear and bright, text clear to read, list of publisher's titles to rear of book.. Cloth Covered Boards. Good Minus. 12mo Thick.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookcase (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75078
- Title
- The Complete Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation
- Author
- Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Minus
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1875
- Size
- 12mo Thick
Terms of Sale
Bookcase
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bookcase
Biblio member since 2009
Carlisle, Cumbria
About Bookcase
A Georgian four-floor antiquarian bookshop in Carlisle's historic quarter specialising in Cumbria, Scotland, Mountaineering and rare finds. We are a friendly business, which was started by a local family and is run by friendly and experienced team members.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Title Page
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- Sunned
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