The Compleat Angler : Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
by Walton, Izaak, Arthur Rackham
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay. Very Good- with no dust jacket. c. 1931. Hardcover. Green cloth, gilt titles and decoration; top edge gilt. 12 color plates by Rackham. Wear and tiny tears at edges of spine. Slight age-toning of pages. ; 224 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Acme Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3370
- Title
- The Compleat Angler : Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
- Author
- Walton, Izaak, Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- David McKay
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- c. 1931
- Keywords
- Fishing
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...