THE COMPLEAT ANGLER: OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION: Being a discourse of rivers, fishponds , fish and fishing, not unworthy the perusal of most anglers. By Izaac Walton. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. The second FFCL edition. Thomas 510ac.
(1653) 2003 2nd FFCL edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). P224. Colour plates and b/w vignettes by Arthur Rackham. Full claret bonded leather gilt, silk marker, marbled end-papers. Claret cloth slipcase. Edition limited to 150 numbered copies.
"Here is a splendid version of Walton's classic, illustrated by the master hand of 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. Scarce and expensive in the original edition, our handsome volume with 12 plates in colour, will make a beautiful addition to your library."
"Here is a splendid version of Walton's classic, illustrated by the master hand of 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. Scarce and expensive in the original edition, our handsome volume with 12 plates in colour, will make a beautiful addition to your library."
£160.00
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Book Code
24618
| Author | Walton (Izaak). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 24618 |
| ISBN | No ISBN. |
| Book Description | Fine copy in slip-case. #73 of 150 numbered copies. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 2003 |
| Publisher | The Flyfisher's Classic Library. |
| Place | Bovey Tracey, Devon. |