THE COMPLETE ANGLER OR THE CONTEMPLATIVE MAN'S RECREATION OF IZAAK WALTON AND CHARLES COTTON. Edited by John Major. To which is added A TREATISE ON FLIES AND FLY-HOOKS, with ten plates, coloured by hand, representing 120 flies, natural and artificial.
(1653) 1889 The Second Nimmo Edition (Coigney 141). 8vo (130 x 205mm). Ppxv,445,16. With 6 original etchings, 2 portraits and 74 wood engravings in the text + 10 hand-coloured plates of flies. Bluish-green cloth, spine titled in gilt, gilt fish on upper board, top edge gilt.
The "Treatise on Flies and Fly-hooks" at the rear consists of the ten hand-coloured plates and 16 pages of fly-dressings from John Jackson's "The Practical Fly-Fisher."
The "Treatise on Flies and Fly-hooks" at the rear consists of the ten hand-coloured plates and 16 pages of fly-dressings from John Jackson's "The Practical Fly-Fisher."
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39674
| Author | Walton (Izaak) and Cotton (Charles). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 39674 |
| ISBN | B0008CV2J8. |
| Book Description | Spine faded, slight rubbing but good-plus. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1889 |
| Publisher | John C. Nimmo. |
| Place | London. |