THE COMPLEAT ANGLER: OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. By Izaak Walton. Folio Society Edition.
(1653) 2000 new edition. 4to (185 x 252mm). P224. Colour plates and b/w illustrations by Arthur Rackham, decorative end-papers. Green cloth, spine and upper board titled and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt. Green card slip-case.
A very nice version of Walton's classic, illustrated by Arthur Rackham and including Henry Williamson's Introduction. The text of this edition is a reprint of the 1931 edition, George G. Harrap and Co., using the text from the fifth edition of 1676 edition from the fifth edition, the last to be revised by the author, but the spelling is modernised.
A very nice version of Walton's classic, illustrated by Arthur Rackham and including Henry Williamson's Introduction. The text of this edition is a reprint of the 1931 edition, George G. Harrap and Co., using the text from the fifth edition of 1676 edition from the fifth edition, the last to be revised by the author, but the spelling is modernised.
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56517
| Author | Walton (Izaak). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 56517 |
| ISBN | B001FR8WRA. |
| Book Description | Ownership embossed stamp to half-title but a very good copy in slightly used slip-case. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2000 |
| Publisher | The Folio Society. |
| Place | London. |