The Complete (Compleat) Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation . . . 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 Nicholas by Walton, Izaak (Isaak), Charles Cotton, and Sir Harris Nicholas - 1836

London: John Watts, 1740. 1st. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Illustrated throughout with charming textual engravings of fish. Bound in full brown contemporary calf skillfully rebacked with rules stamped in gilt and with a black leather spine label stamped in gilt. All edges stained red. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper.

London. Natalli and Bond. 1860. Lavishly bound in 3/4 straight grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled fleural motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Top edges gilded.Marbled endsheets. 4to. The Second Edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous full page plate India Proof engravings, drawings en texte and page decorations. The mildest of usual wear to covers. Mild sporadic foxing throughout. Repair to half-title of Vol. 1 at Gutter. A handsomely presented Near Fine, crisp clean set.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Thick Quarto. Grey considers the fishes of the South Seas to be the fiercest in the world. He tells his stories of the tuna, sailfish, wahoo, and swordfish which would make any fisherman envious. Mr. Grey caught a 618-pound Silver Marlin, apparently a new species at the time and he tells of the fight of 1040 pound Striped Marlin and includes a photo of this incredibly huge fish along with 48 other photographs taken by the author. A fine bright copy bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, pictorial endpapers, in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with wear along the top edges, a piece torn away at the head and small tear along the bottom of the front panel. Internally fresh without foxing, no names or plates.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition. Thick Quarto. First printing with (I-F) code. Grey consider the fishes of the South Seas to be the most fiercest in the world. He tells his stories of the tuna, sailfish, the wahoo and swordfish which would make any fisherman envious. Mr. Grey caught a 618 poind Silver Marlin, apparently a new species at the time and he tells of the fight of 1040 pound Striped Marlin and includes a photo of this incredibly huge fish along with 48 other photographs taken by the author. A fine bright opy bound in green coth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, pictorial endpapers, in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with wear along the top edges, a piece torn away at head and small tear slong bottom of front panel. Internally fresh without foxing, no names or plates.

The Penn Publishing Company, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No slipcase 1938 Penn Publishing Co. Number 130 of a Limited Edition of 149 copies. SIGNED by author on limitation page. Full leather binding, gilt illustration of a trout on a line jumping from a pond. Three raised spine bands, gilt lettering, Marbled endpapers have tanned edges. Deckle fore & bottom edges. Top edges gilt. Tissued frontispiece. 15 color plates. Black & white illustrations. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding cracked at limitation page, but still strong otherwise. Leather binding is in good condition, with some rubbing to corners & edges. Corners lightly bumped. Outer inch or so of the back cover is sun faded, as is top half-inch & fore edge of front cover. Pages very lightly & uniformly tanned but still supple. Three pairs of pages have tanned areas from newspapers clippings that were stored between pages. Otherwise, pages clean and unmarked. One B&W plate has a spot of foxing. 451 pages. NO slipcase or additional set of… Read More

London: John Watts, 1740. 1st. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Illustrated throughout with charming textual engravings of fish. Bound in full brown contemporary calf skillfully rebacked with rules stamped in gilt and with a black leather spine label stamped in gilt. All edges stained red. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper.

London. Natalli and Bond. 1860. Lavishly bound in 3/4 straight grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled fleural motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Top edges gilded.Marbled endsheets. 4to. The Second Edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous full page plate India Proof engravings, drawings en texte and page decorations. The mildest of usual wear to covers. Mild sporadic foxing throughout. Repair to half-title of Vol. 1 at Gutter. A handsomely presented Near Fine, crisp clean set.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1928. First Edition. Thick Quarto. Grey considers the fishes of the South Seas to be the fiercest in the world. He tells his stories of the tuna, sailfish, wahoo, and swordfish which would make any fisherman envious. Mr. Grey caught a 618-pound Silver Marlin, apparently a new species at the time and he tells of the fight of 1040 pound Striped Marlin and includes a photo of this incredibly huge fish along with 48 other photographs taken by the author. A fine bright copy bound in green cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, pictorial endpapers, in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with wear along the top edges, a piece torn away at the head and small tear along the bottom of the front panel. Internally fresh without foxing, no names or plates.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1931. First Edition. Thick Quarto. First printing with (I-F) code. Grey consider the fishes of the South Seas to be the most fiercest in the world. He tells his stories of the tuna, sailfish, the wahoo and swordfish which would make any fisherman envious. Mr. Grey caught a 618 poind Silver Marlin, apparently a new species at the time and he tells of the fight of 1040 pound Striped Marlin and includes a photo of this incredibly huge fish along with 48 other photographs taken by the author. A fine bright opy bound in green coth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt, pictorial endpapers, in unclipped pictorial dust jacket with wear along the top edges, a piece torn away at head and small tear slong bottom of front panel. Internally fresh without foxing, no names or plates.

The Penn Publishing Company, 1938. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Good ; No slipcase 1938 Penn Publishing Co. Number 130 of a Limited Edition of 149 copies. SIGNED by author on limitation page. Full leather binding, gilt illustration of a trout on a line jumping from a pond. Three raised spine bands, gilt lettering, Marbled endpapers have tanned edges. Deckle fore & bottom edges. Top edges gilt. Tissued frontispiece. 15 color plates. Black & white illustrations. Hinges NOT cracked. Binding cracked at limitation page, but still strong otherwise. Leather binding is in good condition, with some rubbing to corners & edges. Corners lightly bumped. Outer inch or so of the back cover is sun faded, as is top half-inch & fore edge of front cover. Pages very lightly & uniformly tanned but still supple. Three pairs of pages have tanned areas from newspapers clippings that were stored between pages. Otherwise, pages clean and unmarked. One B&W plate has a spot of foxing. 451 pages. NO slipcase or additional set of… Read More