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Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1931.

Price: US$64.98 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: The first edition illustrated by this iconic illustrator. A very good copy in light blue boards with gilt vignette and titles. Internally very good with a neat, contemporary, inscription on half title. Complete with all plates. Lightly rubbed to head and tail of spine area, T.E.G.

Seller: Chris Phillips, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd, 1931.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: For your enjoyment, Izaak Walton's classic (second seller after the Bible) with partial dust jacket in which ARTHUR RACKHAM'S FAMED ILLUSTRATIONS appear. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 12 outstanding, full-page, color illustrs, w tissue guards; 25 B & W illustrs. "He that hopes to be a good Angler must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit," suggests the master, but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience. Doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove to be like a virtue, a reward to itself." Not an angler? The Rackham illustrations astound! Text from the 1676 ed, the last revised by the author, but the spelling is modernized. 224 pages. HC spotted, faded on back & at corners, light corner bumping & rubbing. First 16 pgs. tightly together separated as a unit from the binding. Cracked hinge between lst illus. & title pg. Mild foxing on lst 4 pgs. Spotting one pg. ALL ILLUSTRATIONS FINE. Only front of DJ and part of its spine is present. Happily, the colored illustration by Arthur Rackham (front DJ cover) is intact and bright (see picture.) Edges nicked, rubbed, nick on top of page after the author. No back DJ. Protective mylar cover. Photos available. Complimentary USPS tracking. Please request accurate international costs. No questions asked, 100% refund within 30 days of delivery if returned in same condition.

Seller: Bilbofbaggins Books, Magdalena, NM, U.S.A.

Walton (Izaak).. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER: OR, THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. Being a discourse of rivers, fishponds, fish and fishing not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. By Izaac Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. (Coigney 313).. George G. Harrap & Co. London. 1931., 1931.

Price: US$77.97 + shipping

Condition: New

Description: (Hardcover, 1931). (1653) 1931 new edition. 4to (190 x 255mm). Pp224. Colour plates by Arthur Rackham, illustrations, pictorial end-papers, title-page printed in black & green, top edge gilt. Blue-green cloth, spine & upper board titled & decorated in gilt. Slight use but a very good copy. This does not include Charles Cotton's contribution. The first publisher's binding of the Second Rackham Edition (Coigney 313). .

Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom

WALTON, Izaak. RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.). The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation.. George G. Harrap & Co., London, 1931.

Price: US$85.00 + shipping

Description: 224 pp. With twelve color plates by Arthur Rackham, each with captioned tissue overleaf. 4to, publisher's blue gilt-decorated cloth, t.e.g. First Rackham trade edition. There is the very slightest of tanning to the edges of the text and endsheets; spine very slightly sunned; tight and sound.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Walton, Izaak. The Compleat Angler; or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse of River, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers. George G Harrap & Co Ltd, London, 1931.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Complete with 12 wonderful full Page Colour Plates of Arthur Rackham's Illustrations, all protected with tissue guards. Also B&W in text Illustrations. Olive green cloth cover with gilt lettering and fish design to front and spine. Pictorial Endpapers. Top Page Edges Gilt. 223 Pages. faded gift inscription to corner of endpaper dated 1945. Pages and plates in very nice condition, colours bright. Some wear to cover with a little damage along top edge (see photo). Binding a little fragile. A lovely edition of this great Fisherman's Classic. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: Bay Books, Penzance, United Kingdom

WALTON, IZAAK. The Compleat Angler. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd, London, 1931.

Price: US$109.93 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettered spine and front board. Front board with image stamped in gilt. Spine faded with white scuff and light wear at head and heel. Front board with light edge fade near spine. Bottom corners bumped. Top edge gilt. Christmas gift isncription to front endpaper. Very short tear in edge of page 87. Clean throughout and internally very good. 12 plates in colour, with captioned tissue guards. A clean and tight copy.

Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada

Walton, Isaak [Izaak]; Rackham, Arthur [illus.]. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Mans' Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing, Not Unworthy of the Perusal of Most Anglers. George G Harrap Ltd, London, 1931.

Price: US$130.99 + shipping

Description: 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). 224pp. 12 tissue guarded colour plates by Arthur Rackham. VG: in very good condition without dust jacket

Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom

WALTON (Izaak).. The compleat angler or the contemplative man's recreation. Being a discourse of rivers fishponds and fishing not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.. London: George G. Harrap., 1931., 1931.

Price: US$149.45 + shipping

Description: 4to, title in green and black, coloured frontis. & 11 other coloured plates, tissue guards, later half black calf, blue cloth sides, red and green labels on spine, some mild spotting of the half-title.

Seller: Spike Hughes Rare Books ABA, Innerleithen, United Kingdom

WALTON, Izaak. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER Illustrated by Arthur Rackham 1931 dust jacket scarce. George G Harrap & Co, 1931.

Price: US$157.25 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Grey blue clothbound hardback with decorative gilt titles to spine and upper board. Illustrated endpapers. illustrated with 12 colour plates with captioned tissue-guards and many b/w line drawings. Book is in very good condition, brigth and clean first printing of this illustrated edition, prior owner's inscription to first blank page. Hinges are cracked. . Dust JAcket poor with lost to corners creases and stains, protected in plastic cover.Inv U5A60.

Seller: Eurobooks Ltd, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler. George G. Harrap & Co.Ltd., London, 1931.

Price: US$163.74 + shipping

Description: The text is from the fifth edition of 1676 with the spelling modernised. Original publisher's navy blue cloth with gilt title lettering and decorations to the spine and front board. Illustrated with twelve colour plates by Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guards. plus line drawings in the text with some chapter head and tail pieces alo in line by Rackham. with decorated endpapers. 224 pages, 7.75 X 10 inches. Very good book with the corners bumped inwards and a little creasing resulting to the top corners of the pages, slight browning and a little speckling to the page edges. Otherwise very clean throughout, all plates and tissue guards in excellent condition. Covers bright only showing minimal shelf wear with all gilt clean and bright, binding firm, no inscriptions.

Seller: Jacques Gander, Fairford, United Kingdom

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler. George G. Harrap, London, 1931.

Price: US$194.93 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Green cloth with cream illustrated dustjacket, which is price clipped.

Seller: PEND BOOKS, Newton Stewart, United Kingdom

Walton, Izaak.. The Compleat Angler Or Contemplative Man's Recreation Being A Discourse Of River Fishponds Fish And Fishing Not Unworthy The Perusal Of Most Anglers. Illustrated By Arthur Rackham. First Edition, 1931.. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London., 1931.

Price: US$194.93 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition thus, 1931. Some light foxing to page edges. All colour plates present. Decorated endpapers by arthur Rackham. Corners and edges of publishers gilt decorated cloth very slightly bumped and spine very slightly faded. Dustwrapper very slightly chipped and torn and some dustiness and marking mostly to back panel. Generally a very good bright copy of this classic work illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 223 p.

Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom

Walton, Izaak; Williamson, Henry (Introduction). The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation - Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London, 1931.

Price: US$195.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: The Contemplative Man's Recreation; Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. From copyright: The Publishers acknowledge Messrs. John Lane the Bodley Head in permitting use of their edition first published in 1897. The text is from the fifth edition of 1676, the last to be revised by the author, but the spelling is mondernized. This reprint first publishing 1931 by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Oversize 8" x 10" design. Dark green full cloth boards, gilt stamped cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, bump, discoloration. Enchanting gilt illustrations of stylized titles, fish decoration at cover and spine. Thick heavy stock leaves, very good, clean. Dark green over lt. green monochromatic Illustrated endpapers; whimsical silhouette of an angler adding his catch to net and stirring his stew. Gilded top edge. Includes letter to John Offley from Izaak Walton, and note by the author to reader. Twelve, beautiful color plates by Arthur Rackham w/captioned tissues intact. Also, twenty-five charming black and white illustrations, decoration, throughout. Bind fine; hinges intact. "He that hopes to be a good Angler must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit," suggests the master, but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience. Doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove to be like a virtue, a reward to itself." Not an angler? The Rackham illustrations astound! Printed in Great Britain by The Riverside Press Limited, Edinburgh. George G. Harrap Ltd. at title page; Harrap at spine. 224 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.

Walton, Izaak. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1931.

Price: US$245.61 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1931. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Grey/green cloth with gilt titles and vignette to front cover. 12 pastoral colour plates capture the spirit of this well-loved book. B/w text illustrations. Grey/green pictorial endpapers. 224 pages. Spine and corners bumped. Covers are sunned, light scratch mark to rear cover. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers browned, light foxing to textblock and heavier foxspots to prelims. Dustwrapper is edge worn and torn with damp stains to sides of spine, 2" loss to top of spine and a small patch of loss to centre of rear panel. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur. (Illust. by).. The Compleat Angler; or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. By Izaak Walton.. , 1931.

Price: US$268.76 + shipping

Description: London: George G. Harrap, (1931). Sm. 4to. Orig. cloth with gilt illust. to front cover & spine. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. In slightly chipped illust. dustjacket. (224pp.). Fully designed and illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 12 full-page coloured plates each with a captioned tissue-guard, illustrated title-page printed in green/black ink, numerous text-illusts., and illust. endpapers. Fine.

Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia

Walton Izaak. The Compleat Angler or the contemplative man s recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, London, 1931.

Price: US$334.12 + shipping

Description: Legatura editoriale in zigrino verde con titoli impressi in oro al piatto anteriore e al ds. (leggermente sbiadito). Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione. Prima edizione con le illustrazioni di Rackham. Hudson, p. 172. 8vo (cm. 25), 223(1) pp. Con 12 tavv. a colori f.t. protette da velina parlante (di cui una in antiporta) e num.se ill.ni in nero n.t.

Seller: Libreria Ex Libris ALAI-ILAB/LILA member, Roma, Italy

Walton , Izaak Illustrated by Arthur Rackham:. The Complete Angler. London George G Harrap & Co Ltd, 1931.

Price: US$357.38 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Hardcover, First Edition thus . Full Green Morocco With titles , Vignettes border and top edge in Gilt. 224 pages with 12 coloured tissue guarded plates by Rackham as called for. This is the delux edition in leather. A school presentaion prize with the school crest ( Harrow School )and moto to the front board no other inscriptions. Pictures available A Very Good copy with light foxing to half-title page but otherwise very clean. Very light rubbing to edges and spine. Covers very slightly 'sprung' Pictures available

Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing, Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers. George G. Harrap & Co LTD, London, 1931.

Price: US$363.87 + shipping

Description: The first Rackham illustrated edition of one of the most popular sporting works ever published, Izaak Walton's fishing treatise. The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates, and twenty-five in-text line-drawings.Collated, complete.'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's well known seventeenth century work celebrating the art and spirit of fishing, in both prose and verse.The text in this edition are from the original 1676 fifth edition. The work was expanded and added to by the author for fifteen years after its first publication.Walton's writing is vivid and expands further than being just a fishing manual, with passages of rich description, such as describing the contents in the bag of an angler.Arthur Rackham was a noted and well admired book illustrator who illustrated editions of 'The Ingoldsby Legends', 'The Wind in the Willows', 'Grimm's Fairy Tales', and 'Gulliver's Travels', as well as contributing frequently to periodicals. He is considered to be one of the leaders of the 'Golden Age' of book illustrations. Rackham's work was notable for his robust use of pen and ink, which were combined with watercolours. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light bumps to the rear board. Prize label to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Walton, Izaak. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1931.

Price: US$401.56 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1st 1931. Very good condition with no wrapper. Bound in publishers deluxe binding of brown leather with embossed decoration at front edges and with gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Two-tone green pictorial endpapers. 12 tissue-guarded colour plates and b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners very slightly bumped and rubbed. Tiny worn patch to lower edge of rear cover. Some very faint marking to covers. Light foxing throughout. Lower corner of half-title and frontis creased, tiny nick to edge of half-title page. All other plates fine condition. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Seller: Stella & Rose's Books, PBFA, Tintern, MON, United Kingdom

WALTON, Izaak (1593-1683), and COTTON, Charles (1630-1687), [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. The Compleat Angler. Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1931, 1931.

Price: US$422.35 + shipping

Description: [Illustrated] leather-bound First Rackham Edition. Large octavo (26 x 20cm), pp.224. With 12 colour plates plus black and white illustrations in text. Finely bound in later blue half morocco with gilt titles and decoration to spine, original publisher's boards with decorative titles stamped in gilt to upper; top edge gilt. Original pictorial endpapers bound in to front. Some minor toning to decorative endpapers, contents clean, binding pleasingly aged with some sunning to spine and rear. Near fine. Using the text of the 1897 Bodley Head edition, being the text of the 1676 edition with modernised spellings.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

WALTON, Izaak (1593-1683), [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. The Compleat Angler, or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1931, 1931.

Price: US$454.84 + shipping

Description: [Fishing] leather-bound FIRST RACKHAM EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.224. With 12 chromolithographic plates, and occasional in-text illustrations by Rackham. Recent navy half morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and the original publisher's cloth over boards, with gilt pictorial titles to upper. Original pictorial endpapers to front; top edge gilt. A clean copy in an attractive new leather binding. Using the text of the 1897 Bodley Head edition, being the text of the 1676 edition with modernised spellings.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

RACKHAM Arthur. Illust. by.. The Compleat Angler; or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers Fishponds Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. By Izaak Walton.. , 1931.

Price: US$503.92 + shipping

Description: London: George G. Harrap 1931. Sm. 4to. Orig. cloth with gilt illust. to front cover & spine. Top edge gilt other edges uncut. 224pp. Fully designed and illustrated by Arthur Rackham with 12 full-page coloured plates each with a captioned tissue-guard illustrated title-page printed in green/black ink numerous text-illusts. and illust. endpapers. This edition being the first Rackham illustrated is printed from the 1676 text. Fine.

Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia

WALTON, Izaak (1593-1683), and COTTON, Charles (1630-1687), [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. The Compleat Angler. Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers. London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1931, 1931.

Price: US$513.32 + shipping

Description: FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto (26 x 20cm), pp.224. Publisher's blue-green cloth, gilt to spine and upper board, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, illustrated dustwrapper. With twelve tissue-guarded colour plate illustrations. Internally clean and fine. Jacket with a short creased tear to upper (sunned beneath same), titles faded to spine else clean and bright. A striking copy.

Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.. London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1931. First edition illustrated by Arthur RACKHAM., 1931.

Price: US$575.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Author: Izaak Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Title: The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Publisher: London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 1931. First edition illustrated by Arthur RACKHAM.  Language: Text in English. Size: 10 " X 8 ". Pages: 223 pages. Binding: Attractive and near fine binding, finely bound in navy blue half morocco leather, titles in gilt on spine with original gilt decorated cloth covers (hinges fine) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. A beautiful binding! Content: Near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful 12 full-page color plates and numerous black & white illustrations by Arthur Rackham.  ****  The book: Rare and Attractive First edition illustrated by Rackham of The Compleat Angler (the spelling is sometimes modernized to The Complete Angler, though this spelling also occurs in first editions) -- a book by Izaak Walton. It was first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot in London. Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. It was illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1931.

Seller: MFLIBRA Antique Books, MONTREAL, QC, Canada

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation. George G. Harrap & Co LTD, London, 1931.

Price: US$643.28 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: The first Rackham illustrated edition of one of the most popular sporting works ever published, Izaak Walton's fishing treatise. The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates, and twenty-five in-text line-drawings.Collated, complete.'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's well known seventeenth century work celebrating the art and spirit of fishing, in both prose and verse.The text in this edition are from the original 1676 fifth edition. The work was expanded and added to by the author for fifteen years after its first publication.Walton's writing is vivid and expands further than being just a fishing manual, with passages of rich description, such as describing the contents in the bag of an angler.Arthur Rackham was a noted and well admired book illustrator who illustrated editions of 'The Ingoldsby Legends', 'The Wind in the Willows', 'Grimm's Fairy Tales', and 'Gulliver's Travels', as well as contributing frequently to periodicals. He is considered to be one of the leaders of the 'Golden Age' of book illustrations. Rackham's work was notable for his robust use of pen and ink, which were combined with watercolours.Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title. In a full morocco binding. Externally, fine. Light spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few spots to the first and last few pages only. Near Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); WALTON, Izaak.. The Compleat Angler. Or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.. London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1931, 1931.

Price: US$649.77 + shipping

Description: Deluxe edition, limited to 775 copies; this copy out of series and bound in wrappers, perhaps for review purposes. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67; Riall, p. 175. Small quarto. Original brown wrappers, front panel of dust jacket pasted to front cover, top edge trimmed, others untrimmed Colour frontispiece and 11 coloured plates with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, by Rackham. Vertical crease to spine. An excellent copy, largely unopened.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

WALTON, Izaak. Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.. George G. Harrap & Co, London, 1931.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: . WALTON, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a discourse of rivers, fishponds, fish and fishing not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1931]. Limited to 775 numbered copies, of which this is number 622 signed by the artist. Quarto. 223 pp. Twelve color plates, with descriptive tissue guards, and twenty-five drawings in black and white. Original full vellum boards stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Pictorial endpapers in brown and white. Spine soiled, edges browned, small puncture on frount outer hinge of spine. Overall, a very good copy. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67. HBS 67127. $1,000.

Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.

Izaak Walton; Arthur Rackham. The Compleat Angler. George G Harrap, London, 1931.

Price: US$1039.64 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: A finely bound copy of Arthur Rackham's 'The Compleat Angler'. With a frontispiece, and eleven plates by Arthur Rackham. Collated, complete. During the "Golden Age" of British book illustration Rackham was one of its leading artists. Many of the works he illustrated were published in a De Luxe limited edition in addition to a smaller trade edition. This is a trade edition of Rackham's work, which has been beautifully rebound.Stylistically, Rackham"s illustrations reflected pen and India ink drawings. He used expressive line paired with a subtle use of watercolour to create his beautiful images.'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's best known work. It was edited and expanded by Walton for over a quarter of a century. The work is a celebration of fishing through prose and verse.The second part of this work is written by Walton's friend and fellow angler, Charles Cotton.With the original cloth from the original binding to the rear.Loosely inserted is an advertisement for Rackham's 'Nightmare before Christmas' illustrated work. In a stunning half calf binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur; Walton, Izaak. Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, The. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931, 1931.

Price: US$1100.00 + shipping

Description: "I Envy No Body But Him, And Him Only, That Catches More Fish Than I Do" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. WALTON, Izaak. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1931]. Limited to 775 numbered copies (this copy being No. 408), signed by the artist. Quarto (10 5/16 x 7 13/16 inches; 263 x 198 mm.). 223, [1] pp. Twelve color plates, with descriptive tissue guards, and twenty-five drawings in black and white. Title printed in green and black. Original full vellum over boards. Front cover lettered in gilt within a gilt triple-rule border, spine pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt with three gilt rules at top and bottom of spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Pictorial endpapers in reddish brown and white. Small light stain at top of spine, light tape marks on free end-papers, otherwise a very good copy. "No fewer than six plates have landscape backgrounds, plates which should remind us of Rackham's very serious reputation as a landscape painter, with a fine vision of natural forms" (Gettings, Arthur Rackham, p. 159). Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67. Riall, p. 175.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

Walton, Izaak. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. George G. Harrap, London, 1931.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: Signed/limited edtion. Limited to 775 copies, this no. 254 signed by Arthur Rackham. Quarto. 224p. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham with text drawings and twelve full-page color plates with captioned tissue guards. Illustrated title page in green and black. Bound in publisher's full vellum with illustrated endpapers, t.e.g., with gilt spine and covers titles, the spine with additional fish device. Minor spots of foxing on verso of frontispiece, else absolutely fine and entirely unopened. House in supplied cloth slipcase, Exellent copy Signed/limited edtion. Limited to 775 copies, this no. 254 signed by Arthur Rackham.

Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler. George G Harrap and Co Ltd, London, 1931.

Price: US$1429.50 + shipping

Description: A crisp, bright, copy of Izaak Walton's noted work 'The Compleat Angler'. Being the first, de luxe edition adorned with Arthur Rackham's illustrations. Limited edition, number 426 of 775 copies printed. This copy is signed by Rackham to the limitation page.With a frontispiece, and eleven plates by Arthur Rackham. Collated, complete. During the "Golden Age" of British book illustration Rackham was one of its leading artists. Many of the works he illustrated were published in a De Luxe limited edition in addition to a smaller trade edition. This is one of the De Luxe editions, which were all bound in vellum bindings. Stylistically, Rackham"s illustrations reflected pen and India ink drawings. He used expressive line paired with a subtle use of watercolour to create his beautiful images.'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's best known work. It was edited and expanded by Walton for over a quarter of a century. The work is a celebration of fishing through prose and verse.The second part of this work is written by Walton's friend and fellow angler, Charles Cotton. In the publisher's original vellum binding. Externally, very smart. Light rubbing to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spine and to the extremities. Light ring mark to the front board. Frontispiece is loosening slightly at the head. Internally, firmly bound. Edges are deckled, as called for. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good Indeed

Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom

Izaak Walton. The Compleat Angler. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd, London, 1931.

Price: US$1500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Arthur Rackham. First Rackham Frade Edition. Leather Bound. H: 9 3/4", D: 7 1/2", W: 1" 1 Volume. Izaak Walton, The Compleat Angler. First Rackham Trade Edition. Bound by Bayntun in full green calf; covers bordered in gilt-tooling. Raised band spine with gilt-tooled details and red and blue morocco labels. All edges gilt with gilt-tooled dentelles and marbled endpapers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Published by George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. in London, 1931.

Seller: Imperial Fine Books ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur; Walton, Izaak. Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, The. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931, 1931.

Price: US$1750.00 + shipping

Description: "I Envy No Body But Him, And Him Only, That Catches More Fish Than I Do" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. WALTON, Izaak. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1931]. Limited to 775 numbered copies (this copy being No. 265), signed by the artist. Quarto (10 5/16 x 7 13/16 inches; 263 x 198 mm.). 223, [1] pp. Twelve color plates, with descriptive tissue guards, and twenty-five drawings in black and white. Title printed in green and black. Original full vellum over boards. Front cover lettered in gilt within a gilt triple-rule border, spine pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt with three gilt rules at top and bottom of spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Pictorial endpapers in reddish brown and white. In the original publisher's? white cardboard box. Spine very slightly creased otherwise a fine copy. "No fewer than six plates have landscape backgrounds, plates which should remind us of Rackham's very serious reputation as a landscape painter, with a fine vision of natural forms" (Gettings, Arthur Rackham, p. 159). Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67. Riall, p. 175.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur; WALTON, Izaak; BIRDSALL of Northampton. Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, The. London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1931, 1931.

Price: US$1950.00 + shipping

Description: Bound By Birdsall "I Envy No Body But Him, and Him Only, That Catches More Fish Than I Do" [RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator]. Walton, Izaak. [BIRDSALL of Northampton, Bindery]. The Compleat Angler or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1931]. First trade edition. Octavo (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in; 247 x 190 mm). 223, (1) pp. Twelve color plates, and twenty-five black and white illustrations. Title printed in green and black. Bound c. 1931 by Birdsall of Northhampton for Charles Scribner's Sons in full forest green morocco with triples fillets border and central varicolored portrait onlay of Izaak Walton. Gilt framed and ornamented compartments. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Broad turn-ins with gilt rolls. Original endpapers preserved. A fine copy. In the binder's green cloth dust jacket, lettered in gilt on spine. The roots of Birdsall of Northampton "stretch back to the early eighteenth century but it was in 1792 that John Lacy's Northampton bindery was acquired by William Birdsall, continuing in his family until 1961.In Birdsall's heyday, Gerring (Notes on Bookbinding, 1899) reported a staff of 250 engaged in making ladies handbags, fancy boxes, and stationary; as well as all types of bookbinding. The firm seemed always ready to experiment and careful records and samples were kept by Richard Birdsall, great-great-nephew of the founder, until he died in 1909.The firm's collection of over 3,000 finishing tools passed to the University of Toronto" (Maggs, Bookbinding in the British Isles II, #262, and #321). Izaak Walton (1593-1683), "English biographer, who is best known for The Compleat Angler (1653), a classic guide to the joys of fishing with over 300 new printings. It combines practical information about angling with folklore. The story of three friends, traveling through the English countryside, is enlivened by occasional songs, ballads, quotations from several writers, and glimpses of an idyllic and now lost rural life.The Compleat Angler was a combination of manual and meditation. ‘Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learnt.' (The Compleat Angler) The work became one of the most reprinted books in the history of British letters. The story is of three sportsmen: a fisherman (Piscator, who is Walton himself), a huntsman (Venator), and a fowler (Auceps). They travel along the river Lea on the first day in May and discuss the relative merits of their favorite pastimes. Auceps tells how ‘the very birds of the air, those that be not Hawks, are both so many and so useful and pleasant to mankind, that I must not let them pass without some observations. They both feed and refresh him; feed him with their choice bodies, and refresh him with their heavenly voices.' In his own turn Venator defends hunting: ‘Hunting trains up the younger nobility to the use of manly exercises in their riper age. What more manly exercise than hunting the Wild Boar, the Stag, the Buck, the Fox, or the Hare? How doth it preserve health, and increase strength and activity!' And finally Piscator reminds his friends: ‘I might tell you that Almighty God is said to have spoken to a fish, but never to a beast; that he hath made a whale a ship, to carry and set his prophet, Jonah, safe on the appointed shore.' Walton drew his work on Nicholas Breton's (c. 1545-1626) fishing idyll Wits Trenchmour (1597). The second edition was largely rewritten and in the fifth edition Walton wrote about fly-fishing on the river Dove, a subject the author himself knew little about. The last [i.e., fifth] edition was published in 1676 and included additional material by Charles Cotton (Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream) and Colonel Robert Venables's The Experienced Angler, or Angling Improved. Walton called this work The Universal Angler. He had taught Cotton but never met Venables" ("Izaak Walton (1593-1683)" at Pegasosâ€"A Literature Related Resource Site). Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67. Riall, p. 175.

Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.

(Rackham, Arthur) Walton, Izaac. The Compleat Angler. George G. Harrap, London, 1931.

Price: US$2250.00 + shipping

Description: Rackham, Arthur. First Rackham edition, no. 23 of 775 copies, signed by the artist. Illustrated title-page in green and black, 12 colored plates, numerous black and white illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers by Rackham. 1 vols. 4to. Of all the Rackham books, one of the most delightful and sought-after, and a gem for any Walton collector. A much nicer copy than ordinarily encountered in original slipcase. Latimore and Haskell, p. 66; Coigney 312 Full white parchment, lettered and ruled in gilt, t.e.g., fore and lower edges uncut. Fine copy in original printed slipcase (some splitting along folds) Illustrated title-page in green and black, 12 colored plates, numerous black and white illustrations in text, pictorial endpapers by Rackham. 1 vols. 4to First Rackham edition, no. 23 of 775 copies, signed by the artist.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); WALTON, Izaak.. The Compleat Angler. Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing, Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers.. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1931, 1931.

Price: US$3573.75 + shipping

Description: First Rackham edition, publisher's special binding, with an original drawing by Rackham on the half-title, signed and dated "Arthur Rackham 1931". The spirited drawing shows two birds stealing bait from a sleeping angler. The Compleat Angler was first published in 1653; this edition uses the text of the fifth edition of 1676, the last to be revised by the author, alongside new illustrations by Rackham, who "dominated the art of book illustration" from the start of the 20th century (ODNB). A review of the book in The Observer noted that "Mr Rackham takes his own way with Walton, and poses him more for the literary than for the angling reader. But he seems to understand the tones of sky and atmosphere that make angler's weather, and his own vein of the playful-fantastic is most winningly exemplified". Describing his artistic method for his occasional additional drawings, Rackham noted that "my little sketches must inevitably be of a light-hearted or joking nature. They have to be spontaneous and free handed. The nature of the paper is such that there can be no preparatory drawing and no alterations". Latimore & Haskell pp. 66-7; Riall, p. 175. The Observer, 29 November 1931, p. vii. Quarto. Original dark green morocco, spine and front cover lettered and illustrated in gilt, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt. Colour frontispiece and 11 similar plates with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, all by Rackham. Spine slightly toned, some occasional foxing: a near-fine copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom

RACKHAM, Arthur (illus.); WALTON, Izaak.. The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.. London: George G. Harrap & Co Ltd, 1931, 1931.

Price: US$29239.78 + shipping

Description: Signed limited edition, special issue, number 2 of 14 copies for presentation issued with an original signed pen-and-ink and watercolour sketch by Rackham, here depicting Izaak Walton being served a fish on a plate, and in a specially commissioned luxury binding decorated in gilt with tools designed by the artist. The signed edition was limited to 775 copies. Harrap launched The Compleat Angler at a presentation party on 24 September 1931 during which each one of the 14 guests was presented with a leather-bound edition of the book, each with a signed ink sketch by Rackham on the half-title. Rackham had been adding special watercolour to volumes since the early 1920s as commissions to supplement his income, but it was George Harrap who hit on the idea of a "Rackham special", the most exclusive format of Rackham's books. From The Vicar of Wakefield on, Harrap held back the first dozen or so copies to be specially bound, as here, and asked Rackham to add a unique original watercolour sketch to the limited page. The first few copies were usually reserved for the publisher and his family; only a handful were available to the public. Describing his artistic method for these "specials", Rackham pointed out that "my little sketches must inevitably be of a light-hearted or joking nature. They have to be spontaneous and free handed. The nature of the paper is such that there can be no preparatory drawing and no alterations". Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67; Riall, p. 175. Small quarto. Publisher's special binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in red crushed morocco, titles in gilt direct to spine, raised bands, single gilt fillet frames to compartments and gilt fish motif (closely resembling that used on copies in the vellum binding), concentric gilt panels on boards with fish motif to corners, three frames in gilt to turn-ins, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, red silk page marker. Colour frontispiece and 11 coloured plates with captioned tissue guards, black and white illustrations in the text, by Rackham, title printed in green and black. Bequeathal inscription dated 1956 loosely inserted. The binding sharp, a few spots of faint foxing to contents, very slight foxing to fore- and bottom edges, else internally crisp and unmarked. A fine copy.

Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom