Walton, Izaak (1593-1683).Cotton, Charles (1630-1687). The complete angler, or, Contemplative man's recreation : being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing in two parts / the first written by by Isaac Walton ; the second by Charles Cotton ; with the lives of the authors : and notes, historical, supplementary, and explanatory, by Sir John Hawkins. London : James Smith, 1822.

Price: US$93.18 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original full aniline calf. Raised bands with a red morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt Spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Hinges starting. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 383 pp., only 3 plates. Subjects; Fishing ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. 1st Smith edition, often called the "Gosden" edition.

Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland

Walton, Izaak (1593-1683).Cotton, Charles (1630-1687). The complete angler, or, Contemplative man's recreation : being a discourse on rivers, fish-ponds, fish and fishing in two parts / the first written by by Isaac Walton ; the second by Charles Cotton ; with the lives of the authors : and notes, historical, supplementary, and explanatory, by Sir John Hawkins. London : James Smith, 1822.

Price: US$112.00 + shipping

Description: Poor copy in the original full aniline calf. Raised bands with a red morocco gilt-blocked label. Spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt Spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Hinges starting. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 383 pp., only 3 plates. Subjects; Fishing ; Early works to 1800. 1 Kg. 1st Smith edition, often called the "Gosden" edition.

Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.

WALTON, Izaak.. The Complete Angler, or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation; Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing. In two parts: The First Written by Izaak Walton. The Second by Charles Cotton, Esq. With The Lives of the Authors: And Notes, Historical, Supplementary and Explanatory by Sr John Hawkins, Knt.. , 1822.

Price: US$608.41 + shipping

Description: James Smith. London. 1822. First Smith edition in the original boards rebacked in appropriate brown paper with white printed paper label. lx, 386 pages [including 5 pages of publisher's adverts] Portrait frontis., vignette title + 14 plates (all as called for) bound after the sixty pages of introduction though each has in pencil the instructions for where the plates should be bound. Inner hinge strengthened with binder's tape. Boards are soiled, and worn to edges, ownership signature, occasional foxing otherwise a clean and sound copy of this edition which is often referred to as "The Gosden Edition" as his imprint is on some of the plates but not published under his name.

Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom

Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles. The Complete Angler or Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish and Fishing. James Smith, Strand, London, 1822.

Price: US$992.54 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: lx, 388pp. In two parts: The first written by Mr. Izaak Walton, The second by Charles Cotton, Esq., with the lives of the authors and notes, historical, supplementary, and explanatory, by Sir John Hawkins, Knt., frontisp. and title vignette, with full-page b&w illustrations, five page publisher's catalogue and 6 pages of advertisements to ninth edition, sixth edition and edition published by Sir. John Hawkins 1760, Recent green morocco and marbled boards. Gilt decorated spine with raised bands and gilt title. Recent eps. Uncut. Minimal foxing, some off setting.

Seller: Banfield House Booksellers, Gympie, QLD, Australia

WALTON, Izaak & COTTON, Charles. The Complete Angler, or Contemplative Man's Recreation being a discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing. In Two Parts (first by Izaak Walton, second by Charles Cotton) with the lives of the authors and notes, historical, supplementary and explanatory by Sir John Hawkins, Knt. James Smith, 163 Strand, London, 1822.

Price: US$1368.92 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: A scarce early 19th Century printing of this most famous of all books on fishing. 383pp plus 1 p advert, rather worn full green leather binding with elaborate gilt decs, all edges gilt, book ribbon, raised bands to spine. Illustrated throughout with engravings. Neat ink inscr. (Eton College) to ffep & dated 1827. Of special interest to Walton collectors will be the loosely inserted 1820s authenticated copy of Izaak Walton's baptism certificate (1593) signed (original signature) by the Rector of St Mary's Parish Church, Stafford, Graham Edward Coldwell.

Seller: MANOR COLLECTABLES, WOODHALL SPA, LINCS, United Kingdom