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The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation
by Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London. Natalli and Bond. 1860. Lavishly bound in 3/4 straight grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled fleural motifs. Gilt tooled raised bands. Top edges gilded.Marbled endsheets. 4to. The Second Edition. Illustrated throughout with numerous full page plate India Proof engravings, drawings en texte and page decorations. The mildest of usual wear to covers. Mild sporadic foxing throughout. Repair to half-title of Vol. 1 at Gutter. A handsomely presented Near Fine, crisp clean set.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8690
- Title
- The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation
- Author
- Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Lavishly bound in 3/4 straight grain morocco and marbled boards. Gilt ruled spine compartments with elaborate gilt tooled fleura
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Natalli and Bond.
- Place of Publication
- London.
- Date Published
- 1860.
- Pages
- Two Volumes,complete as issued.
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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