The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation : Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds

 

Walton, Izaak [Illustrated By Arthur Rackham]
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
Imprint: London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1931
Edition: First Edition Thus
Binding: Hardback , with Dustjacket
Small Quarto.. 224 pp. 12 full colour illustration (including tissue-guards). Collated complete.Gilt device to the front board with gilt title to the spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated end-papers. Light insect marks to the cloth on the top edge of the front board. Ink name and date on the front free end-paper. Some uniform browning and other light markings on the end-papers. Substantial chips to the panels of the dust-jacket (2 chips, 4 cm x 1.5 cm) and some other smaller ones. Closed tears, creases and soiling to the dust-jacket. Hole in the spine of the dust-jacket (2 cm x 1.5 cm). Introuction by Henry Williamson. ILLUSTRATED BY ARTHUR RACKAM. Arthur Rackham (19 September 1867 - 6 September 1939) is possibly one of the most well-known artists who fall into the period of the "Golden Age" (1870 - 1930) of book illustrators. He is famous for his fairy tales and children's book illustration. The Compleat Angler was first published in 1653, but Izaak Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. - Sourced from Wikipedia. The text for this edition is taken from the fifth edition, originally published in 1676 which was the last to be revised by the author, however, the spelling has been modernised.. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good +. Binding: Blue-Grey Cloth + Gilt. Jacket: Fair
Stock number:01577.

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