Published by London: John Major, Fleet-Street, adjoining Serjeants'-Inn (printed at the Shakespeare Press, by W. Nicol, Cleveland-Row, St. James's), [1st July] 1825., 1825
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
xx, 503, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 16.25cm x L 10.25cm. Fine binding, probably later 19th century, likely the work of a London shop but without a binder's mark. Full light brown polished calf leather; gilt borders to boards with gilt inner dentelles; spine has five raised bands with four gilt tooled compartments; spine's dark purple title label with gilt lettered "Lives of John Donne Etc." but author's compartment missing its label with impression of "Walton" still faintly discernable; date "1825" stamped in gilt at spine heel which was a practice of the Zaehnsdorf bindery but certainly not exclusive to that renowned firm. Some scuffing at joints, spine ends, and at board edges particularly at corners. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binding is firm. B/w plates. Each biographical section with its own title leaf. A few occurrences of light foxing and toning to interior pages; pencil notation "7-" perhaps by some past bookseller at bottom margin of page ii; no other such markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal. Still a handsome book. (Also available in a matching leather binding but sold separately is THE COMPLETE ANGLER OF IZAAK WALTON. London: John Major, 1823.).
Published by London: John Major, Fleet-Street, adjoining Serjeant's-Inn (printed at the Shakespeare Press, by W. Nicol, Cleveland-Row, St. James's), 1823., 1823
Seller: David Hallinan, Bookseller, Columbus, MS, U.S.A.
Full title - THE COMPLETE ANGLER OF IZAAK WALTON AND CHARLES COTTON: EXTENSIVELY EMBELLISHED WITH ENGRAVINGS ON COPPER AND WOOD, FROM ORIGINAL PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS, BY FIRST-RATE ARTISTS. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY; THE LINNAEAN ARRANGEMENT OF THE VARIOUS RIVER-FISH DELINEATED IN THE WORK; AND ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES. lx, 411, [1], [4] pages. Hardcover: H 16.25cm x L 10.25cm. Fine binding, probably later 19th century, likely the work of a London shop but without a binder's mark. Full light brown polished calf leather; gilt borders to boards with gilt inner dentelles; spine has five raised bands with four gilt tooled compartments; spine's dark purple title label with gilt lettered "The Complete Angler" but author's compartment missing its label with impression of "Walton & Cotton" still faintly discernable; date "1823" stamped in gilt at spine heel which was a practice of the Zaehnsdorf bindery but certainly not exclusive to that renowned firm. Some scuffing at joints, spine ends, and at board edges particularly at corners; staining at front board's top left quarter with small patch of surface peeling. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Binding is firm. B/w plates. Several pencil notes by a past bookseller on rear free endpaper recto; no other such markings readily apparent upon a quick perusal. Moisture stain at frontis leaf's top margin; a few occurrences of light foxing and toning to interior pages. Still a handsome book. Separate title leaf for Part II paged as 263-264 also with John Major imprint for 1823; frontispiece portraits opposite each title leaf as well as other unpaged b/w plates are dated for 1822. "Descriptive List of Embellishments" (pages iii-xx) cites 77 woodcuts and 14 copper plates. Four pages of publisher advertisements at rear. (Also available in a matching leather binding but sold separately is THE LIVES OF DR. JOHN DONNE, SIR HENRY WOTTON . . . London: John Major, 1825.).