Compleat Angler: Or the Contemplative Mans Recreation Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers - Hardcover
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s/t; Being a Discourse of Fish & Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers
For a book to stay in print for nearly 350 years, its merits must continually entice and allure. The Compleat Angler satisfies that on two counts. On the most obvious level, it remains as good a primer on fishing as any angler would want. But its most enduring distinction--what's raised an essential sporting how-to to the level of literary classic--is the one cast off by its subtitle; Izaak Walton's sometimes convoluted 17th-century grammar can still reel in our imaginations with his graceful evocations of a life free from hurly-burly in the company of friends intent on physical and moral sustenance. "He that hopes to be a good Angler must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit," suggests the master, "but he must bring a large measure of hope and patience.... Doubt not but Angling will prove to be so pleasant, that it will prove to be like a virtue, a reward to itself." Just like Walton's magnificent literary catch.
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Compleat Angler: Or the Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers
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Birdalone Books, Bloomington, Indiana, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929309006
ISBN 13: 9780929309002
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Hardcover
Seller: Jane Atwood, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 2 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition 144/450. Book is in fine condition, a Facsimile of the first Edition , designed by Bruce Rogers, Birdalone books , Limited 144/450. Handsome little edition!!! Seller Inventory # 005592
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Compleat Angler: Or the Contemplative Mans Recreation Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers
Published by
Birdalone Books, bloomington, Indiana, 1988
ISBN 10: 0929309006
ISBN 13: 9780929309002
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Sea Chest Books, Tucumcari, NM, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: As New. First Printing Thus. This is a small book, 6 1/2 inches tall, a hardcover in quarter brown cloth with a cream colored spine label printed in black and tan paper covered boards with a brown printed of a man sitting under a tree fishing. It is a facsimile reproduction of the most faithful and accurate reproduction to the 1653 original first edition, which is the one designed by Bruce Rogers for the Riverside Press and published in 1909. Bruce Rogers designed the type, Layout and overall production of that edition, taking care to follow the same arrangement of Walton's work, for example including the positions of fish illustrations and musical notations, as well as the physical size, while incorporating greater legibility, and possibly even greater beauty as his own contribution. Printed in only 440 copies, the Rogers edition is, in itself, quite rare. This edition, From 1988 by the Birdalone Press remains true to the Rogers edition, right down to the extra spine label tipped in at the end. The Compleat Angler is one of the most reprinted books in the English language, next to The Bible, but almost all of them are of Isaak Walton's 1676 version. Therefore very few retain the actual text of Walton"s first edition of 1653. Many believe the 1653 first edition to be the most pure and beautiful, and this one, following the 1909 Roger's edition, retains that purity. This facsimile edition has been printed by offset lithography on acid-free Mohawk Ticonderoga paper at Fine Print of Bloomington, Indiana, for Birdalone Books. The trade edition has been Smyth sewn and hand bound in quarter cloth with Fabiano paper over boards. It is beautiful. It is the first publication of Birdalone Books. And in fine, as new condition, but for a small gift inscription in red on the upper corner of the first free endpaper. pp v-xvi contain the Bidalone introduction, followed by the 302 page Riverside facsimile of 1909. Seller Inventory # 008502