THE COMPLEAT ANGLER: OR, THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION. BEING A DISCOURSE OF FISH AND FISHING NOT UNWORTHY THE PERUSAL OF MOST ANGLERS. By Izaak Walton. Decorated by Frank Adams. Coigney 308.
(1653) 1930 new edition. Folio (225 x 350mm). Ppxii,124. Colour and b/w illustrations by Frank Adams. Bound in quarter vellum over marbled paper-covered boards, top edge gilt, spine titled in gilt. Edition limited to 450 copies.
A large format reprint of the first edition with the addition of Frank Adams colour and black and white illustrations. Four hundred and fifty copies were produced in total - two hundred and fifty for sale in the British Empire and two hundred for sale in the United States of America. Issued for subscriber's and with an original price of four guineas. Coigney 308.
A large format reprint of the first edition with the addition of Frank Adams colour and black and white illustrations. Four hundred and fifty copies were produced in total - two hundred and fifty for sale in the British Empire and two hundred for sale in the United States of America. Issued for subscriber's and with an original price of four guineas. Coigney 308.
£175.00
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Book Code
39411
| Author | Walton (Izaak). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 39411 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Slight wear to corners else very good copy housed in a marbled slipcase with title-label made by A.F. Sismore of the Honey Dun Press. Copy number 435 of 450, signed by the artist, Frank Adams. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1930 |
| Publisher | Eyre & Spottiswoode / Charles Scribner's Sons. |
| Place | London and New York. |