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The Complete Angler; Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation... with Copious Notes, for the Most Part Original, a Bibliographical Preface, Giving an Account of Fishing and Fishing-Books, from the Earliest Antiquity to the Time of Walton, and a Notice of Cotton and His Writings, by the American Editor...
by Walton, Isaac & Charles Cotton
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair; Bright tight copy, spine slightly faded, rear inner hinge open, lacks spine ends, two one inch cracks on rear hinge with
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About This Item
NY & London: Wiley & Putnam. Fair; Bright tight copy, spine slightly faded, rear inner hinge open, . lacks spine ends, two one inch cracks on rear hinge with some loss . of cloth.. 1847. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Publisher's cloth with horizontal light and dark blue bands, gilt fishing motive on front board with same in blind on rear board, with blind stamp rule frames on both covers, title and large fish in gilt on spine, in dark green polished calf clam-shell box titled in gilt, cxi, [1], 249, 210p., illustrated index. **Coigney 61, binding matches first binding except for horizontal bands. Bruns B146. Horne #60. .
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- HJHurley
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- Title
- The Complete Angler; Or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation... with Copious Notes, for the Most Part Original, a Bibliographical Preface, Giving an Account of Fishing and Fishing-Books, from the Earliest Antiquity to the Time of Walton, and a Notice of Cotton and His Writings, by the American Editor...
- Author
- Walton, Isaac & Charles Cotton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair; Bright tight copy, spine slightly faded, rear inner hinge open, lacks spine ends, two one inch cracks on rear hinge with
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Wiley & Putnam
- Place of Publication
- NY & London
- Date Published
- 1847
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Biography, Americana, Fishing
- Bookseller catalogs
- Angling;
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