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Izaak, Walton. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER (VOLUME 1 ONLY). London: Freemantle, 1902.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Volume 1 only, green cloth covers a little soiled, pages a touch age toned, a very nice tight clean and attractive book, this is volume 1 of a 2 volume set
Seller: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$325.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Two quarto volumes. Winchester Edition. (lxvii, 169 p., [15] leaves of plates; ix, 232 p., [15] leaves of plates) : ill., ports., plates, facsims., music ; 24 cm. Original green cloth, gilt decorative crest on front boards, top edge gilt. Lacking limitation page. Rubbing, fraying to spine. Shaken, library markings. Facsimile of 1676 edition, last edition printed in Walton's lifetime. Oliver 187; Coigney 215. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 2 volumes. Large 8vo. 'Winchester edition'. Top edge gilt. Full green cloth, lightly faded at foxed at margins and spine. Minor bumping to extremities. Paper along hinges on v.1 just starting to crack.Light toning to leaves, with slight foxing to first and last few pages of each volume. VG. THE SET:
Seller: Strand Book Store, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Description: "The Winchester Edition" Two volumes. lxviii, 169p; ix, 232p. Illustrated with 10 full-page etchings by William Strang and 19 by D. Y. Cameron, along with 11 smaller illustrations by Strang, 18 by Cameron and a headpiece by R. L. Knowles. Bound by MacDonald, NY in quarter green (?) morocco now faded to tan with green cloth sides and marbled endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles, the panels with central angling devices and floriate corners. Horne 205; Coigney 215. This copy without the Last Will and Testament facsimile mentionied in Coigney, nor is it included in the illustrations list. Altogether quite nice, the spines evenly faded to a lovely golden tan. With the bookplates of Daniel C. Jackling
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
Price: US$786.27 + shipping
Description: Full leather with five raised bands on the spine. #12 of 150. Interior is VG. Mild wear to the edges, this has been stored properly throughout its existence. Not musty or moldy. The gutters were cracked in both volumes: they have been properly preserved/restored professionally. The interior hinges have been reinforced with appropriately colored tape. Signed by Strang and Cameron. Board tips are slightly through on a few of the tips. Mild wear only. Not bowed. Gilt leather, VG interior. 11 lbs.
Seller: RogerCoyBooks, Chagrin Falls, OH, U.S.A.
WALTON IZAAK. THE COMPLEAT ANGLER. Freemantle, London, 1902.
Price: US$1731.73 + shipping
Description: Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton The Compleat Angler (Freemantle 1902). The Winchester Edition. Two volume de-luxe limited edition on hand-made paper: # 44 of 150 copies signed by Strang and Cameron the illustrators. Edited by George A B Dewar. As stated: "The Text of this edition is an exact reprint in spelling and punctuation of the Fifth (1676) Edition; the last published in Waltons lifetime.". Each quarto-sized volume in original dark brown polished vellum with gilt decoration to front boards and spines. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Green silk bookmarks: detached in volume two. Complete with all 30 etchings each in two states: one state on Japan paper. Spines of vellum are slightly faded to a lighter brown and there is some slight wear to edges where the paler vellum shows through. Very slight bowing to both volumes owing to thick quality of paper. Matching "ex libris R J Wright" bookplates to front paste-downs. A Very Good set of a sought-after edition.
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United Kingdom