The Compleat Angler; The Lives of Donne, Wotton, Hooker, Herbert, and Sanderson; with Love and Truth & Miscellaneous Writings. [with] Geoffrey Keynes Autograph Letter Signed.

The Nonesuch Press limited edition of Walton's classic work. Quarto, bound in full russet morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, top edge gilt, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, tissue-guarded frontispiece, title page vignette, with tissue-guarded illustrations. One of 1,600 numbered copies, this is number 210. In fine condition. Edited by Geoffrey Keynes. Illustrations by Thomas Poulton and Charles Sigrist. Accompanied by an autograph letter signed by Geoffrey Keynes in regards to a reprint of The Compleat Angler. Two pages, the letter reads in full, "14 Jan 1931 Dear Dr Lowe, Very many thanks for your note on Walton. I did not know of the reprint - which you mention, and I am grateful for the connection - though I am afraid the Walton will never be reprinted, so that I shall not have an opportunity of getting the connection incorporated...I am always making mistakes! Yours sincerely Geoffrey Keynes." Geoffrey Keynes (1887–1982) was a distinguished British bibliographer, surgeon, and literary scholar, best known for his authoritative editions of William Blake and John Donne. The younger brother of economist John Maynard Keynes, Geoffrey combined his medical career with a lifelong dedication to literary scholarship, producing influential bibliographies and critical works that helped shape modern Blake studies and textual scholarship in general. In fine condition with a folding crease.