The Complete Angler
by Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€354.77€319.29
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1856 . Leather. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A smart half morocco edition of Izaak Walton's famed celebration of angling, illustrated throughout. Illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-six engraved plates, each retaining their original tissue guard. Collated, complete.A well known work first published in the seventeenth century, celebrating the art and spirit of fishing, in both prose and verse. New editions were edited and expanded by Walton for over a quarter of a century, with the second part of this work written by Walton's friend and fellow angler, Charles Cotton.With twelve pages of advertisements to the rear.A smart copy of this delightful study of angling. Rebacked, in a half morocco binding with cloth covered boards. Back strip laid down, and boards restored. Front joint starting, and slightly tenderly held. Internally, firmly bound. Half title detached and loosely inserted. Pages lightly age toned to perimeters, but otherwise clean and bright. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 882F4
- Title
- The Complete Angler
- Author
- Izaak Walton; Charles Cotton
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1856
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Complete Angler The Contemplative Man's Recreation fishing angling The Contemplative Man's Recreation
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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