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Compleat Angler: or The Contemplative Man's Recreation being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish and Fishing not unworthy the Perusal of most Anglers.
by WALTON, Izaak
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- Signed
- Condition
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1931. RACKHAM, Arthur. . WALTON, Izaak. The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a discourse of rivers, fishponds, fish and fishing not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1931].
Limited to 775 numbered copies, of which this is number 622 signed by the artist. Quarto. 223 pp. Twelve color plates, with descriptive tissue guards, and twenty-five drawings in black and white.
Original full vellum boards stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Pictorial endpapers in brown and white. Spine soiled, edges browned, small puncture on frount outer hinge of spine. Overall, a very good copy.
Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67.
HBS 67127.
$1,000.
Limited to 775 numbered copies, of which this is number 622 signed by the artist. Quarto. 223 pp. Twelve color plates, with descriptive tissue guards, and twenty-five drawings in black and white.
Original full vellum boards stamped in gilt on front cover and spine. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Pictorial endpapers in brown and white. Spine soiled, edges browned, small puncture on frount outer hinge of spine. Overall, a very good copy.
Latimore & Haskell, pp. 66-67.
HBS 67127.
$1,000.
Synopsis
'The Compleat Angler' is the most famous book ever published in the literature of sport. It is also a work whose unique celebration of the English countryside has attracted readers around the world since it first appeared in 1653. Izaak Walton issued the final version of his beloved book in 1676. 'The Compleat Angler' is both a manual of instruction and a vision of society in harmony with nature. It guides the novice fisherman on how to catch and cook a variety of fish, on how to select and prepare the best bait and make artificial flies, and on the habits of freshwater fish. It promotes angling as a communal activity in which the bonds of friendship are forged through the shared experience of the natural world. Walton lived through turbulent times and found in nature the best salve for national tragedy and personal sorrow. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heritage Book Shop, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67127
- Title
- Compleat Angler
- Author
- WALTON, Izaak
- Illustrator
- RACKHAM, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books|Children|Angling|Signed Limited Edition|Signed
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