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Walton, Izaak & Nicolas, Harris. The Complete Angler. Chatto, 1875.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The boards are a bit worn. One blind stamp. A little mild foxing. One small sticker. Soundly bound. Very good considering age. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Price: US$70.58 + shipping
Description: (Hardcover, 1875). (1653) 1875 The Third Nicolas edition. 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp[205] +320 + 40pp catalogue of Chatto & Windus (dated April 1879) at rear. Engraved frontispiece & many plates after Stothard & Inskipp. Reddish-brown cloth, spine & upper board titled & decorated in gilt, gilt cartouche & black rules to upper board. One inch chip to spine, inner hinges tender, bookplate. A good copy only. With original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G., and sixty illustrations from designs by Stothard and Inskipp. The Third Nicolas Edition. Coigney 95. "This edition is a reissue of the second Nicolas edition of 1860 (No. 78) which has been reset in one volume and printed on smaller and thinner paper." (Coigney). .
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Price: US$77.00 + shipping
Description: (Hardcover, 1875). (1653) 1875 The Third Nicolas edition. 8vo (135 x 200mm). Pp[205] +320 + 40pp catalogue of Chatto & Windus (dated April 1879) at rear. Engraved frontispiece & many plates after Stothard & Inskipp. Reddish-brown cloth, spine & upper board titled & decorated in gilt, gilt cartouche & black rules to upper board. Rebacked in plain brown cloth / black leather title label. Edges of pages very browned. A good serviceable copy. With original memoirs and notes by Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M.G., and sixty illustrations from designs by Stothard and Inskipp. The Third Nicolas Edition. Coigney 95. "This edition is a reissue of the second Nicolas edition of 1860 (No. 78) which has been reset in one volume and printed on smaller and thinner paper." (Coigney). .
Seller: Coch-y-Bonddu Books Ltd, MACHYNLLETH, United Kingdom
Price: US$89.83 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine and front. Boards are rather worn but still serviceable. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine is faded with bumping to ends resulting in some loss. Would need the attentions of a good book binder to realise its full potential. The inner hinges are cracked and some of the strings are broken. Many pages loose or loosened. Some foxing. Sixty illustrations from designs by Stothard and Inskipp. (50 full page and various vignettes etc) Seven pages in the advert section to the rear have had an items cut out, leaving a peculiar letter-box effect! 320 pp + adverts. Previous owner's bookplate. 'A Discourse of Rivers Fish-ponds Fish and Fishing' by Izaak Walton, pages 1-217 & 'Instructions how to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream' by Charles Cotton, pages 217-273 Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 979g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. We expect a parcel of this weight to cost between £15.00 (Europe) and £27.65 (USA) to ship using Royal Mail's International Tracked Service. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 030429:6c) Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall 979 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
Price: US$91.71 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Also on Title page: "Being a Discourse of Rivers Fish-ponds Fish and Fishing" by Izaak Walton and "Instructions How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream." by Charles Cotton. Sixty illustrations from designs. Brown cover with gold gilt titles and design to front cover and spine. Moderate sunning to spine, thin split line (sealed) down spine and a 5 x 2cm strip of surface cover missing. Wear to four corners. Light rubbed wear to some of the extremeties. Age browning and faint foxing to edges. Front guttering split revealing some mesh with clear glueing repair. Light to moderate foxing several pages. Binding tight. Last page with tiny open tear to head corner and tiny penciled note. 320p plus 36ps of List of Chatto & Windus Books.
Seller: BOOKMARK, Auckland, New Zealand
Price: US$115.49 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Chipped at head of spine. Taped strengthening at endpapers. Owner's name.
Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom
Price: US$121.91 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 'A Discourse of Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing 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 and sixty illustrations from designs by Stothard and Inshipp.' Boards with gilt lettering and illustration to front and spine, boards rubbed and stained, spine sunned, light wear to corners, foot of spine chipped, closed tear to head of spine, lean to binding, book plates to front pastedown and fep, tissue guard to frontispiece, engraved title page designed by T. Stothard, small ink inscription to head of title page, 60 illustrations throughout clear and bright, text clear to read, list of publisher's titles to rear of book. Size: 12mo Thick
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Frontis, decorative title, 205pp, [3], 320pp, Ads in back dated October, 1883, 32pp bound in gilt decorated brown cloth, gilt decorated spine, with spine label intact, plates throughout. Covers show general wear and rubbing, along with cloth buckling on back, inner hinges cracked, occasional light edge damp mark.
Seller: Monroe Bridge Books, MABA Member, Houlton, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 3/4-leather, brown, over light green boards. Gilt titles and decoration on spine, 5 raised bands. Leather rubbed at edges; 1-1/4" tear at top edge of spine near rear gutter. ; approx. 5-1/4" x 7-3/4"; 0 pages
Seller: Acme Book Company, Fayetteville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$128.33 + shipping
Description: A very good original binding. 8vo. 19cm x 13cm x 2.5cm. pp.cci/pp.202 - 205/[3pp.]/pp.320/pp.40 - ("List of Books Published By for Chatto & Windus." dated November 1874). Original maroon cloth. Gilt title to front board. Gilt titles and black leather title label to spine, carefully rebacked. Later endpapers. Portrait frontis of Walton (from a picture by Houseman). Engraved title-page designed by T. Stothard, R.A. : "The Complete Angler, Or Contemplative Mans Recreation. The first part by Izaak Walton., the second by Charles Cotton." Previous owner's signature to top margin: "H. J. Birley, 23 Sep. 1876." Printed title dated 1875. Clean text and illustrations throughout. A well preserved copy.
Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United Kingdom
Price: US$149.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original cloth boards rebacked on a modern spine. Strong binding. Some spotting. 320 p. + 40 pages of ads; 21 cm. H.C. McDougall's copy. McDougall was a Unitarian Reverend in Boston. " 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.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: Third Nicolas Edition. Portrait frontispiece, engraved additional title, numerous plates and illustrations after Stothard and Inskipp. cci, 202-205, [i], , [ii], 320, 40, ads.pp. 1 vols. 8vo. A compact, pleasing edition, with the illustrations of the first Nicolas edition (1836), here printed all on separate leaves. Coigney 95; Westwood & Satchell, p. 235 Original cloth, with spine neatly laid down Portrait frontispiece, engraved additional title, numerous plates and illustrations after Stothard and Inskipp. cci, 202-205, [i], , [ii], 320, 40, ads.pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$317.87 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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. frontisp., engraving hafl-title appendixes + 32 pages.publisher's adverts.dated October 1883. Gilt panelled slightly frayed spine. Gilt decorated and titled cover. New eps. Skillfully recased. Tape marks and staining on the reverse of the frontisp. Water mark to lower corner of half title. Occasional slight foxing.
Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia
Price: US$378.56 + shipping
Description: Third Nicolas edition in a full calf binding, gilt spine in six compartments with raised bands and black Morocco label. School prize from Foyle College, Londonderry, awarded in 1875 to Frederick Hogbin for Classics. Crown 8vo (7.75 x 5.5 ins); pp cci, 202-205, [1], 320. 60 engraved plates and embellishments in the text plus the additional engraved titlepage, all by Stothard and Inskipp. Scattered spots of foxing, heaviest at endpapers. Marbled pastedowns ang page edges. Edges of spine and corner tips slightly rubbed, gollege insignia in gilt impressed on upper board, award label laid down to front pastedowm. A handsome copy, richly enhanced by the illustrations from the first Nicolas edition of 1836.
Seller: Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
Price: US$669.21 + shipping
Description: London: Chatto and Windus 1875. Thick 8vo. Later full calf. Extra gilt. Inside dentelles. (206 320 40pp.). With portr. additional illust. title-page and 59 full-page engrv. plates by Stothard & Inskipp.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia