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Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers ; London : W. Orr ; Dublin : W. Curry, 1833. Hardcover. Good. spine sunned, edge wear, a bit loose at the advertisment page but otherwise tight, various incidences of offsetting due to items being placed in the book by a later owner. First printing of the Rennie edition, no others noted. In the original publisher's plain cloth binding with paper spine label: "WALTON and COTTON ANGLER edited by Prof. RENNIE illustrated" Simple name only bookplate of Thomas Besant. The 4 plates called for present. Scarce in this state, the WorldCat locates 15 copies in the US. Four copies appear online for sale of this edition, none in the original binding. Most items ship with tracking numbers and (generally over $15.00) jacket protectors if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

HBDJ, VG+/VG, WITH SCUFF RUB TINY CHIPS TO DJ EXTREMITIES ,1962. 1st Edition , EARLY ISSUE REPRINT , SMALL LAVENDER RED with Copper gilt on Spine CvrHardcover, LARGER FORMAT. 215, 8 Pp ADS.. Illustrated dust jacket over pink cloth. Moderate tanning to pages with slight dog-eared pages throughout and visible tanning to text block edges. Boards have visible rubbing and minor bumping to corners. Fair crushing to spine ends and book is forward leaning. Unclipped jacket with visible edge wear and rubbing. Notable sunning to spine and sunning to interior. TINY EDGe CREASES & back of DJ says few 500 AUTHORS ,INTRODUCTION BY MARGARET BOTTRALL, NOT ILLUSTRATED, GOLD & WHITE EL ENDPAPERS , PINK B/W Illustrated Dustjacket BY BIRO of 2 Fishing FROM WATERS BANK & BASKET OF LARGE FISH, COMMENTS ON Ancient & Modern Practice of Fishing. TREASTISE ON ANGLING. ENSURES HIS LITERARY IMMORTALITY. IT INSTRUCTS AMUSES MEDIFIES, work begins with Londoners making a fishing trip up the Lea Valley in Hertfordshire, starting… Read More

HBDJ, 1939. 1st Edition , EARLY ISSUE REPRINT WITH PASTED STICKER ON PG SHOWING WALTONS FACE & SMALL BIO. ,Hardcover. Fine-/Near Fine. BACK OF DJ MENTIONS FEW 500 AUTHORS , Xliv, 215, 8 Pp ADS. Orange EMBOSSEDCloth, Gilt on Spine cvr.. Excellent Edition With A Long Introduction By Lang. In Unusually Well Preserved Condition: Book Is Fine-, Former Owner's Information On Front Endpaper But No Wear Or Damage; A Blurb On Walton, With His Photo And Short Bio, Is Neatly Pasted Beneath The Copyright Information And Looks To Be On Paper Similar To The Dj . Dj Is Near Fine, Just A Trace Of Rubbing Right On A Few Points At Top And Bottom Edges, Very Slightbronwing/Fading To Spine.