The Angler's Souvenir by P Fisher - 1836

London, 86. Fleet Street.: Charles Tilt, 1835. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. BECKWITH H. & TOPHAM. 1st ed, later issue, VG, 31 pls. In the publishers brown embossed cloth, corners bumped & worn. Spine, relaid, retaining old, gilt tooling & title, a couple of marks. Internally, half title & title page each with illustration, [1], [3], (iv-x), [1], 2-199 pp, 31 pls, published again in 1845 & 7, each page has woodcut borders, yellow endpapers, tape repair to hinges, tear to 1 pl, t.e.g,. First edition but later issue, with Tilt in place of Bohn. (16 mo, 116*172 mm). (Westwood & Satchell p93. Sage p91). Chatto's other humorous publications included A Paper: of Tobacco (1839) under the pseudonym Joseph Fume with illustrations by H. K. Browne (Phiz), and the popular Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards (1848). See ODNB.

London: Charles Tilt, 1835. 192 pages, plus plates. Rebound by Whitman Bennett of New York in full Moroccan leather with raised spine bands creating six compartments. Gilt ruling and lettering, as well as five trout (?) vignettes in spine compartments. All edges are gilded. The binder has beautifully used the original covers with elaborate gilt designs, as the front paste downs. There is a little separation of the front free end page from the following fly leaf. Occasional light foxing and offsetting. Volume remains tight and very attractive. . First Edition. Full Leather. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.