The Complete Angler; OR, Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being A Discourse On Rivers, Fish-Ponds, And Fishing. ___ In Two Parts: The First Written By Isaac Walton; The Second By Charles Cotton, Esq. ,

Walton, Isaac

Published by Samuel Bagster, London, 1808

About this Item

this is the first and desirable Bagster edition (seventh over-all); the volume includes The Lives Of The Authors: And Notes Historical, Critical, Supplementary And Explanatory; By Sir John Hawkins, Knt. brown contemporary diced calf binding; lettering in gilt on black label on spine; gilt is bright; has been re-backed ca. mid 1800's with original spine laid down, with original boards, and strengthened inner joints; 9 1/4 in. by 5 1/2 in.; attractive book plate of a previous owner on front paste down; marbled end papers; gilt tooled border design on both front and back covers; half title page; frontispiece with portraits of Izaac Walton, Charles Cotton and Sir John Hawkins; 512 pages [2pp ads]; engravings and full page plates by Audinet include scenes, portraits, fishing gear ( flys, lures, equipment) species of fish as well as 2 engraved pages of music; some plates are numbered, others are not; the illustrations including all plates, frontispiece, vignettes and two plates of engraved music in all total 37 illustrations; the volume has shelf wear rubbing at extremities, lower corners are rounded; tips peeking; a small 4 mm. loss at head of spine; an attractive copy in a binding contemporary with date of publication.

Seller Inventory # 301512

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Angler; OR, Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being A Discourse On Rivers, Fish-Ponds, And Fishing. ___ In Two Parts: The First Written By Isaac Walton; The Second By Charles Cotton, Esq. ,
• Publisher: Samuel Bagster, London
• Publication Date: 1808
• Binding: Full Leather
• Edition: First Edition Thus
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Darwin
  • Angling
  • Fishing