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Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Binding, with interior reinforcement, is solid. Pages unmarked but a little aged. Ex-owner stamp (twice) and book identifiers on endpages. Sixty plates. Brown cloth cover with gilt titles and design -- some wear to edges, and spine cover is quite cuffed and a little wrinkly.
Seller: Eat My Words Books, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Very good+ in its original, decorated brown cloth covered boards with gilt text and black bands on the spine and black rules and a gilt design with gilt text in its center. A small octavo of 7 3/4 by 5 inches with very light rubbing and wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine and over the tips of the boards. There are two dated gift inscriptions of "1910" on the recto of the frontispiece and on the dedication page. Without a dust jacket. The complete title reads: "The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation Being A Discourse of Rivers Fish-Ponds Fish and Fishing Written By Izaak Walton and Instructions How to Angle for A Trout Or Grayling In A Clear Stream By Charles Cotton With Original Memoirs and Notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G. And Sixty Illustrations from Designs by Stothard and Inskipp." 320 pages including an index, text and illustrated with steel engravings followed by 31 pages of ads by the publisher. There is an additional engraved title page and frontispiece of Walton.
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
. Complete Angler fishing 1887 Walton & Cotton book 60 engravings UK Chatto. , 1887.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Click here to view a short video presentation.[Fishing, Outdoor Life, Nature Writing]. Short video captures condition much better than words. Please watch prior to purchase to ensure a clear understanding of the book. The Complete Angler of The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing, by Izaak Walton. Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream, by Charles Cotton. Original Memoirs and Notes, by Sir Harris Nicolas. Published 1887, London by Chatto and Windus.320 pages. Contains 60 engraved illustrations. Text in English. Period 1/2 leather binding, raised and gilt bands, title and author in gilt, marbled covers and end papers. Front cover detached, spine chipped at base, but binding [book block] remains clean, tight, and sound. Interior shows a uniform age toning, and is largely free of any spotting or foxing. Any age flaws are easy to overlook or forgive. Book measures: 8" H X 5 1/2" W.[V2098].
Seller: RareMapsandBooks, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
Price: US$186.36 + shipping
Description: Volume in 8, tela editoriale impressa ai piatti, titolo in elaborata cornice dorata al piatto ed al tassello al dorso a scomparti, sguardie, antiporta col ritratto di Walton, frontespizio inciso con putti pescatori disegnato da Stothard, frontespizio, CCIV, 320 pp., ulteriori 32 pp. di bibliografia editoriale, circa 50 tavole ft. Davvero magnifica quest'edizione del pi classico dei libri da pesca inglesi, in bella conservazione, ricchissimo iconograficamente, legatura in ottimo stato. Rara e pregiata, l'opera davvero stuzzicante. Bellissime le illustrazioni, elegante veste legatoriale.
Seller: Accademia degli Erranti di Vada Monica, Torino, Italy
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Walton, Izaak, with Charles Cotton. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Mans Recreation Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. London: Chatto and Windus, 1887. Fourth Nicolas Edition. Small 8vo. Presented in modern full brown Moroccan leather with raised bands, gilt titles, and tooling to the spine, stunning illustrated gilt title to the front. Top edge gilt. Illustrated throughout. Presented is a 1887 printing of Izaak Walton and Charles Cottons famous treatise on fishing, The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Mans Recreation. Published by Chatto and Windus in London, this beautifully bound volume was the fourth edition to be edited by Sir Harris Nicolas. The book is presented in modern full brown Moroccan leather boards with gilt titles and illustrated throughout with wood engravings from 27 of the most prominent artists of the time. The Complete Angler was first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot of St Dunstan-in-the-West out of London, UK. Izaak Walton continued to add to the original book for a quarter of a century. A significantly enlarged edition appeared in 1655, and the last edition supervised by Walton, published in 1676, included additional fly-fishing material written by his friend Charles Cotton. The 1676 edition has been among the most often reprinted books in English literature. The Compleat Angler remains one of the most important environmental books in history. Through the characters of Auceps the fowler, Venator the hunter, and Piscator the fisherman, Walton imparted a view of the natural world that was revolutionary at the time. Walton understood that a healthy environment was essential to the outdoor recreation that he loved, and used the story of Piscator and the novice fisherman Venator to show how a healthy environment supports the art of angling. Though intended in part as a practical guide for fishermen, the lasting influence of The Compleat Angler stems from its qualities as a work of literature: it is arguably the best long prose-pastoral in English. The discourse between Piscator and Venator as Piscator teaches Venator how to bait a hook, catch varied species of freshwater fish, and cook them, is enriched with songs and poems, folklore, recipes, anecdotes, moral meditations, quotes from the Bible and from classic literature, and lore about fishing and waterways. Izaak Walton's classic celebration of the joys of fishing has captivated anglers and nature lovers with its timeless advice and instruction. Edited by Sir Harris Nicolas, with additions of memoirs of Waltons life and stunning 19th century illustrations, this printing of The Compleat Angler is made even more collectible and would be the perfect addition to any sportsmans library. CONDITION: Very good condition. Small 8vo. Presented in modern full brown Moroccan leather with raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine. Top edge gilt. The original cloth covers were retained as central panels. Paper is healthy, with only light toning. Numerous wood-engraved plates and vignettes, with one plate loose. Past owner's bookplate "J. Roy W. Barrette" pasted to marbled front endpaper. Coigney 134. Dimensions: 8" H x 5 3/4" W x 2 1/8" D.
Seller: The Great Republic, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.