The Complete Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation [1844] by Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton; John Major (editor) - 1844

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Co., 1898. Book. Near Fine. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original copy rebound in burgundy library cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt. No library marks or stamps. Slight shelf wear, endpapers a bit discolored, spine panel tanned to medium brown. lx,418 pp., illus. Possibly Third Crowell Edition (Coigney 161) or (more likely, based on height) the Sixth Crowell Edition (Coigney 189). Also Horne 159/184, Oliver 152/171..

G. P. Putnam's Sons. , 1889. Book. Good. Hardcover. ORIGINAL 1889 EDITION; hardcover, in original green cloth with gilt title/decoration; head and heel of spine and corners bumped w/ slight fraying of cloth at corners; light browning of leaves, o/w contents in good condition. .

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1867. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Fair/N/A. In green cloth with bright gilt to emblem/motif on cover, type on spine and top page ends. Boards beveled with spots of rubbing through to three corners and spine ends. Two splits to top spine creases at boards - 1 1/4 inch and 3/4 inch. A few marks/spots to boards. Small chip to ffep that is glued to front pastedown. A few marks in pencil to front endpapers. Very faint spotting to versos of free endpapers and first and last pages. Front hinge has small 3/4 inch split, rear hinge is split at rear endpapers with mull showing, but still holding. Illustrated throughout and with frontispiece - some vellum overlays. Tanning to front and bottom page ends and some pages. Clean interior.Ê

D. Bogue, London, 1844. hardback, 8vo, lii,418pp, 12 tissue-guarded plates plus numerous woodcut illustrations,. Very Good. 1844. Hardcover. page edges browned; pale staining on portrait frontis and on some plate margins; occasional slight foxing, rebacked with new endpapers retaining original blindstamped brown cloth, gilt decs and titles, overall Very Good condition .

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… Read More

London: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society. Used - Very Good. 1925. Cloth, octavo, 445 pp., 74 text illustations, 8 plates of ethcing on Japon Vellum. Green cloth with spine and front board gilt stamped. Some mnoe edge-wear to cloth; bumping to extremities. Overall, very bright. (Subject: Books on Books.)

London: John C. Nimmo, 1889. Cloth. A good+ or better copy, spine ends worn with a few small tears, a few small splits to the cloth at the hinges, but binding is still completely solid, extremities rubbed with some discoloring to the top edge of rear board, plates sharp without foxing, leaves clean.. xv, 445 pp. Illus. with 8 original etchings and 74 wood engravings. 8vo.