The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton
by Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Orig. paneled and lettered vellum. Teg. Near fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap, 1931. Hardcover. Orig. paneled and lettered vellum. Teg. Near fine. Rackham, Arthur. 224 pages. 27 x 21 cm. Limited edition copy 643 of 750, signed by Rackham. Twelve mounted color plates with lettered tissue guards, 25 black and white illustrations, and pictorial endpapers in cream and brown. The signed, limited editions were in great demand. Rackham noted, "There is such a fashion for publishing only limited editions that my books are in a rather curious position. The ordinary editions do not sell so large a number as of old, & the limiteds are vastly over-applied for..." [see: Hamilton, "Arthur Rackham"], p142. LATTIMORE & HASKELL p.66. Fresh, crisp copy; plates and text clean and bright, partly unopenend, slight toning to backstrip, small adhesion front cover, slight toning bottom back cover, with prospectus for "The Night Before Christmas," the next book Rackham illustrated for Harrap, laid-in.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20388
- Title
- The Complete Angler by Izaak Walton
- Author
- Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Rackham, Arthur
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. paneled and lettered vellum. Teg. Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Sporting;
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- Laid-in
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- 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...
- Crisp
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- Fine
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- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...