The Complete Angler
by Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Nathaniel Cooke. xiv 309pp hardback, publisher's green blind embossed cloth gilt, extremities of spine chipped, part faded, well illustrated with engravings, plates and in-text, including portrait vignette to title page edited by 'Ephemera' of 'Bell's Life of London' good heraldic bookplate of Robert Leake to front paste-down, later cuttings loosely inserted . Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1854.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Salsus Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066855
- Title
- The Complete Angler
- Author
- Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Publisher
- Nathaniel Cooke
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Pages
- 309
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- fishing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Salsus Books
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Kidderminster, Worcestershire
About Salsus Books
Salsus Books is based in Kidderminster the home of the Puritan preacher Richard Baxter. John Baskerville of the Baskerville type was born nearby. Salsus Books has sold good quality academic and theological used books for twenty-five years. Salsus Books is a member the PBFA. VAT reg. 255856567
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- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...