The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation 1931 Walton, Isaak & Cotton, Charles

Description

Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing

WALTON, Isaak & COTTON, Charles

[454] pp.

The Bodley Head Ltd.

1931

7 1/2" x 5"

Bound by Riviere & Son

The Compleat Angler (the spelling is sometimes modernised to The Complete Angler, though this spelling also occurs in first editions) is a book by Izaak Walton, first published in 1653 by Richard Marriot in London. Walton continued to add to it for a quarter of a century. It is a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse.

The River Lea at Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, where Izaak Walton used to fish
It was illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1931

Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Very good/ No jacket

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Paper

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Condition

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Very good/ No jacket

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Dimensions

7.5 x 5 x 1 in

The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation 1931 Walton, Isaak & Cotton, Charles

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