The Complete Angler: or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing.
by WALTON, Isaac, and COTTON, Charles
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About This Item
John and Francis Rivington, and T. Caslon, London., 1775. Third edition thus: with Lives of the Authors and Notes by Sir John Hawkins. Octavo. pp lxxx, 303, [1], lviii, 128, [viii] index. Two frontispieces and fourteen plates, as well as engravings in the text. The 18th century binding of full calf has been recently rebacked to style, new front free endpaper.On the front pastedown is a pictorial bookplate in the manner of William Nicholson. A bit of foxing here and there. Covers rubbed at the corners. Very good.
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- Peter Ellis bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WALTONIS023209
- Title
- The Complete Angler: or, Contemplative Man's Recreation. Being a Discourse on Rivers, Fish-Ponds, Fish, and Fishing.
- Author
- WALTON, Isaac, and COTTON, Charles
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John and Francis Rivington, and T. Caslon, London.
- Date Published
- 1775
- Keywords
- fishing angling
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- Calf
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