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Published by F & C Rivington, G G & J Robinson, J & J Taylor, R Faulder, W Bent, J Scatcherd, E Jefferey, T N Longman, London, 1797
Brown hardback leather cover. Sixth Edition. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, lxxvi, 263pp, xxxii, 111pp, [x]. 4 [of 5] plates and vignettes. Worn condition. Lacking front cover, front endpapers and spine - retaining rear board. Contents tightly bound.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. SIXTH EDITION 1/4 leather 4 plates front cover detached. with music.
Published by Samuel Bagster, London, 1808
Seller: Caffrey Books, Oundle, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good ++. Original patterned boards, quarter leather but faded and rubbed. While I can't claim the binding is attractive, it has withstood the test of time as it is still very sound. [vi], 512pp plus 2 pages advertising new books. 16 Plates with 43 Illustrations/engravings. VG internally, Seventh edition, first Bagster Edition.
Published by F. and C. Rivinginton, Et Al, London, 1797
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Sixth Edition. Contemporary full leather, gilt, red morocco title label. The sixth edition. Board edges/faces worn, small loss to spine head, edges exposed. PO name to ffep. Scattered foxing. Viii, lxxvi, 262, [1], [3]plates, title page part II, iii-xxxii, 111, [10] index. Includes the 5 numbered plates. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Published by Printed for John and Francis Rivington, London, 1775
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
To which are prefixed, The Lives of the Authors. And Notes Historical, Critical, and Explanatory, by Sir John Hawkins. lxxviii, 303 [1] + x, 128 [8, Index] pp. With two engraved frontispieces and 14 full page engraved plates; engraved text illustrations. 8vo, old full calf; front cover detached but present. Third Hawkins Edition. Old ink ownership signature at head of title page; bookplate and another signature on endsheet; binding scuffed and worn at corners; front cover detached.
Published by Samuel Bagster, London, 1808
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Seventh Edition. Professionally recased with full brown polished calf and debossed decorative dentelles as well as gilt rule; 5 raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. All edges gilt. Illustrated with many black and white hors texte plates and illustrations throughout text. Occasional spotting throughout, primarily to plates. Wear to exterior edges and small losses to leather on boards (see image). vi, 512 pp., [ii] 6 x 9 3/4 inches.
Published by John, Francis & Charles Rivington, London, 1784
Brown hardback leather cover. Fourth Edition. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). lxxxii, 268pp, xxxiv, 111pp, [x] + plates. 14 b/w plates + numerous b/w vignettes. G : in good condition. Rebacked. Some foxing.
Published by Printed for F. and C. Rivington, London, 1797
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
viii + lxxvi, 263 + xxxii, 111 [10, index] pp. 8vo, contemporary sheep, neatly repaired at joints. The Sixth edition, with additions. Small ink ownership annotations to front free endpaper and title page; rubbing and scuffing at extremities.
Published by F & C Rivington, G G and J Robinson, J & J Taylor, R Faulder, W Bent, J Scatcherd, E Jefferey, T N Longman, London, 1797
Sixth Edition. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). viii, lxxii, 262pp,xxxii, 111pp, [x] + plates. 5 b/w plates + vignettes. G : in good condition. Modern rebind with new eps. Slight foxing Hardback marbled boards with brown leather spine.
Published by John and Francis Rivington, 1775
Seller: Y-Not-Books, Hereford, United Kingdom
Leather Bound. Condition: Acceptable. Second Hand,cover is considerably worn and torn,has been well read and used,pages are sun damaged but contents are complete Next day dispatch. International delivery available. 1000's of satisfied customers! Please contact us with any enquiries.
Published by John and Francis Rivington, London, 1775
Seller: Karen Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA), Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
Book
Half-Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. Third edition. Marbled paper-covered boards with half-leather binding. Five raised bands to spine. Title in gilt on spine. Condition: Good, with light rubbing to spine and boards. Gilt on title is dulled. Very light browning to text throughout. Previous owners armorial bookplate (Frederic Markham Tindall) on front pastedown. 14 full page engraved plates. 303pp. (First Part 128pp. (Second Part).
Published by F. and C. Rivington and others,, London:, 1797
Seller: Town's End Books, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Sixth Edition with Additions. Very good+ in full medium brown diced calf with a professional reback of the spine upon which has been placed a gilt on red leather spine label and gilt tooling. The front and rear boards have contemporary diced leather within a gilt double border. The end sheets are contemporary marbled paper. A small octavo measuring 7 5/8 by 4 5/8 inches lacking the 1/2 title page as is typical with this title. The tips of both boards have been bumped with the leather worn through to the underlying material. Part I of the book contains The Life of Mr. Isaac Walton in lxxvi (76) pages followed by Walton's The Complete Angler containing 262 pages, a page of explanation and three plates of illustrations as well as two music plates facing pages 204 and 262. Part II of the book contains Some Account of the Life and Writings of Charles Cotton, Esq. xxxii (32) pages; followed by Part II of The Complete Angler of 111 pages after which is an index. Although titled "Sixth Edition" this is actually the seventh "Hawkins" edition. (Wood, A Bibliography of The Complete Angler, p.32; Thacher, p.540).
Published by London
Seller: Sandra L. Hoekstra Bookseller, Thomaston, ME, U.S.A.
Leather bound. Condition: Very good +. [NATURAL WORLD] [SPORT: FISHING]. Printed for F. and C. Rivington, G.G.J. and J. Robinson, W. Goldsmith, J. and J. Taylor, R. Faulder, Scatcherd and Whitaker, and E. Jefferey, 1792. Fifth Hawkins edition, with additions. 12mo; First part: lxxxii, 267, [1]pp + [3]plates; Second part: xxiv, 111pp +[10]pp index; polished marbled calf, gilt-stamped borders and ornaments, 5 band spine with gilt ruling and decorative ornaments, lettering gilt; gilt-stamped board edges; gilt ruling and stamped fish on inside board edges, marbled endpapers; Bound by Riviere & Son [1829-1939] stamped on bottom front inside board margin; all edges gilt; engraved frontispiece with tissue guard; copperplate engravings in text and 11 plates, incl, 2 fps; front hinge cracked but holding, a few foxed spots; very good plus. This is a beautifully bound copy of the two parts of The Complete Angler, the 1653 classic on nature and the art of fishing. This fifth edition includes the Advertisements for the Third, Fourth, and Fifth editions. Izaak Walton (1593-1683) first published The Compleat Angler [original spelling] in 1653, and continued to add to it for over 25 years. It is a work in praise of fishing and nature, including prose, verse, and song. His friend, Charles Cotton (1630-1687) added to it with instructions in fly fishing and fly tying.
Published by John, Francis & Charles Rivington, London, 1784
Green hardback leather cover. Fourth Edition. 190mm x 120mm (7" x 5"). lxxxii, 268pp, xxxiv, 111pp, [x] + plates. 14 b/w plates + numerous b/w vignettes. Sir John Hawkins own copy. Bookplate of Charles Sidney Hawkins. G : in good condition. Cover rubbed and darkened. Some foxing. Heraldic bookplate to front pastedown.
Published by Samuel Bagster, London, 1808
Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). A smart copy of the first Bagster edition of Isaac Walton and Charles Cotton's noted and influential celebration of fishing, The Complete Angler. With the scarce publisher's adverts. 'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's best known work. It was edited and expanded by Walton for over a quarter of a century. The work is a celebration of fishing through prose and verse.The second part of this work is written by Walton's friend and fellow angler, Charles Cotton. This is the seventh edition of the work, and the first edition to be edited by Bagster. Bagster was the founder of the publishing firm 'Bagster and Sons'. He is notable for his polyglot bibles. With the lives of the authors by Sir John Hawkins as called for. From the library of Charles Montogmery Rivaz. Rivaz' bookplate to the front pastedown and his inscription to the front endpaper. Rivaz was a British India Colonial Administrator. Following his name to the recto of the front endpaper Rivaz quotes Walton from this work 'and 1st the blessing of St Maters' Master, he upon all that are lovers of virtue, and dare trust in his Providence, and be quiet and go angling'. With a frontispiece of Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton and Sir John Hawkins. Engraved half-title and fourteen plates by Audinet. Two music plates and several in-text fishing engravings. Two woodcuts. Collated, complete with the scarce publisher's adverts. A very smart copy of this work. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the spine and to the board edges. Externally, generally smart with patches of rubbing to the joints and to the extremities. The gilt to the spines has faded slightly. Split to the rear joint, with the hinge starting but firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Charles Montgomery Rivaz. His notes to the recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with just the odd scattered spots to pages. Very Good Indeed. book.