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The Compleat Angler; Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Difcourse of Fish and Fishing not unworthy the perufal of Anglers [The Complete Angler]
por Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles ; Edited by John Major
- Usado
- Muito Bom
- Capa dura
- Condição
- Muito Bom/No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Livreiro
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society, 1925. A Very Good Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket As Issued. Etchings by Damman.
Publisher's green cloth with stamped gilt titles and decorations; 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 445 pages with a general index; Top edge gilt; Printed on paper specially made for this edition and is strictly limited.
With 8 Original tissue-guarded Etchings by Damman on Japon Vellum and 74 wood engravings; The title page tissue-guarded frontispiece of Izaak Walton is after Huysman's portrait. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. This is a reprint of the Major Edition of 1844-.. First published in 1653, this literary and nature classic was created by a Londoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any angler could wish, it celebrates the art and spirit of fishing with verse, song and folklore, moral reflections, and timeless wisdom.
Cast in the form of a dialogue between the veteran angler Piscator and his pupil Viator, it both informs and delights with an ingenious exploration of fishing's subtle intricacies and the pleasures of the natural world.
REF: Coigney, 285; Oliver 254
Publisher's green cloth with stamped gilt titles and decorations; 8vo; 9.25 inches tall; 445 pages with a general index; Top edge gilt; Printed on paper specially made for this edition and is strictly limited.
With 8 Original tissue-guarded Etchings by Damman on Japon Vellum and 74 wood engravings; The title page tissue-guarded frontispiece of Izaak Walton is after Huysman's portrait. Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. This is a reprint of the Major Edition of 1844-.. First published in 1653, this literary and nature classic was created by a Londoner with a passion for rustic life. As satisfying a primer on fishing as any angler could wish, it celebrates the art and spirit of fishing with verse, song and folklore, moral reflections, and timeless wisdom.
Cast in the form of a dialogue between the veteran angler Piscator and his pupil Viator, it both informs and delights with an ingenious exploration of fishing's subtle intricacies and the pleasures of the natural world.
REF: Coigney, 285; Oliver 254
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- Livreiro
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 012083
- Título
- The Compleat Angler; Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation: being a Difcourse of Fish and Fishing not unworthy the perufal of Anglers [The Complete Angler]
- Autor
- Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles ; Edited by John Major
- Ilustrador
- Etchings by Damman
- Formato/Encadernação
- A Very Good Hardcover
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Muito Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- No Dust Jacket As Issued
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Privately Printed for the Navarre Society
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1925
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palavras-chave
- Angling; Izaak Walton; Fishing
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