The Complete Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, with Lives of the Authors, and Variorum Notes, Historical and Practical. Edited by Edward Jesse, Esq. {First Jesse Edition}.

Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.

Publication Date: 1856

About this Item

London. Henry G. Bohn. 1856. xix, [1], 2-496 pp. index, plus 1p. Fishing-Tackle Makers. The first Jesse edition. Engraved frontispieces show Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton at the beginning of their sections. Exquisite engraved plates throughout of anglers, fish, river scenes, and pastoral streams distinguish this edition. The text illustrations are also precisely rendered. This is a handsome example of Jesse's first edition. The book is finely bound in green morocco spine and corners, with gilt rules and titles, gilt fish and creels, raised bands with gilt rules on the spine. Marbled boards. Marbled end papers. Armorial bookplate on the front end sheet. A handsome book. Very good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton, with Lives of the Authors, and Variorum Notes, Historical and Practical. Edited by Edward Jesse, Esq. {First Jesse Edition}.
• Publication Date: 1856