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The Complete Angler: Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
by Walton, Izaak
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cracked, pages toned, gift inscription on front pastedown.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: Elliot Stock / Dodd, Mead and Company. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cracked, pages toned, gift . inscription on front pastedown.. 1897. Reprint. Hardcover. Brown illustrated cloth. A facsimile reprint of the 1653 first edition of Walton's angling classic. Preface by Richard le Gallienne. ix, 246pp. Illustrations. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .
Synopsis
'The Compleat Angler' is the most famous book ever published in the literature of sport. It is also a work whose unique celebration of the English countryside has attracted readers around the world since it first appeared in 1653. Izaak Walton issued the final version of his beloved book in 1676. 'The Compleat Angler' is both a manual of instruction and a vision of society in harmony with nature. It guides the novice fisherman on how to catch and cook a variety of fish, on how to select and prepare the best bait and make artificial flies, and on the habits of freshwater fish. It promotes angling as a communal activity in which the bonds of friendship are forged through the shared experience of the natural world. Walton lived through turbulent times and found in nature the best salve for national tragedy and personal sorrow. -
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Details
- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42838
- Title
- The Complete Angler: Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation
- Author
- Walton, Izaak
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards worn, spine cracked, pages toned, gift inscription on front pastedown.
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Elliot Stock / Dodd, Mead and Company
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FISHING, Angling
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History;
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About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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- New
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- 12mo
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Spine
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- Cracked
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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