An Angler's Anthology
by A. B. Austin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Country Life Limited, 1930. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11.5" by 9". Norman Wilkinson. A delightful anthology of verse and prosaic writings relating to fishing, illustrated with plates by Norman Wilkinson. With the writings of such authors as Dame Juliana Berners, Gervase Markham, Izaak Walton, Oliver Goldsmith, Eri Parker, R. L. Stevenson, Joseph Addison, John Buchan, Andrew Lang, William Scrope, Edmund Blunden, John Milton, Charles Kingsley, Leigh Hunt, John Webster, Michael Drayton, and countless others.Collected by A. B. Austin.Illustrated from drypoints by Norman Wilkinson.With a gift inscription, 'To Peter, with love + best wishes, from Joyce, 22nd July 1937'.An excellent first edition of this work. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally very smart; a little bumped to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Gift inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 807R8
- Title
- An Angler's Anthology
- Author
- A. B. Austin
- Illustrator
- Norman Wilkinson
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Country Life Limited
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- An Angler's Anthology Norman Wilkinson A. B. Austin Fishing Norman Wilkinson
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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