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The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers
by Walton, Izaac (Text by); H. G. Webb (Ornaments, initials and etchings designed and engraved by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- g+ to vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Bedford Park, Chiswick: The Caradoc Press, 1905. Limited edition. Hardcover. g+ to vg. 1/350. Large octavo. [14], 155, [1]pp. Striking contemporary gilt-ruled full calf, with gold decoration and lettering to spine. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Dentelles. Marbled endpapers. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Izaac Walton. Title page in red and black lettering. Decorative initials and tailpieces.
This splendid limited edition of Walton's masterpiece "The Compleat Angler" is the exact reprint of the first edition published in 1653. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton's frontispiece portrait, as well as the decorative initials and ornaments were designed and engraved by Harry George Webb, a recognized artist of the time.
One of 350 unnumbered copies on paper (out of a total edition of 364).
Binding rubbed along joints, with head of spine slightly chipped. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.
This splendid limited edition of Walton's masterpiece "The Compleat Angler" is the exact reprint of the first edition published in 1653. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse. Walton's frontispiece portrait, as well as the decorative initials and ornaments were designed and engraved by Harry George Webb, a recognized artist of the time.
One of 350 unnumbered copies on paper (out of a total edition of 364).
Binding rubbed along joints, with head of spine slightly chipped. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40530
- Title
- The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers
- Author
- Walton, Izaac (Text by); H. G. Webb (Ornaments, initials and etchings designed and engraved by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - g+ to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- The Caradoc Press
- Place of Publication
- Bedford Park, Chiswick
- Date Published
- 1905
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- G+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good. Good is defined as "describes the average used and worn book...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
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