The Complete Angler, Or The Contemplative Mans Recreation. Instructions How To Angle For A Trout Or Grayling In A Clear Stream By Charles Cotton Memoirs And Notes By Sir Harris Nicolas. Sixty Illustrations from Designs by Stothard and Inshipp .

WALTON, Izaak and COTTON, Charles.:

Published by London: Chatto And Windus Piccadilly, 1875

About this Item

A very good original binding. 8vo. 19cm x 13cm x 2.5cm. pp.cci/pp.202 - 205/[3pp.]/pp.320/pp.40 - ("List of Books Published By for Chatto & Windus." dated November 1874). Original maroon cloth. Gilt title to front board. Gilt titles and black leather title label to spine, carefully rebacked. Later endpapers. Portrait frontis of Walton (from a picture by Houseman). Engraved title-page designed by T. Stothard, R.A. : "The Complete Angler, Or Contemplative Mans Recreation. The first part by Izaak Walton., the second by Charles Cotton." Previous owner's signature to top margin: "H. J. Birley, 23 Sep. 1876." Printed title dated 1875. Clean text and illustrations throughout. A well preserved copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Angler, Or The Contemplative Mans Recreation. Instructions How To Angle For A Trout Or Grayling In A Clear Stream By Charles Cotton Memoirs And Notes By Sir Harris Nicolas. Sixty Illustrations from Designs by Stothard and Inshipp .
• Publisher: London: Chatto And Windus Piccadilly
• Publication Date: 1875
• Binding: Hardcover
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  • SPORT::19TH CENTURY