WALTON, Izaak and Charles Cotton. Introduction by James Russell Lowell.
The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company , 1889.
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“Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are made for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration": Limited illustrated edition of Walton's Complete Angler
Limited edition of this classic of English literature. Octavo, two volumes, original publisher's cloth decorated in gilt, tissue-guarded engraved frontispiece to each volume, illustrated with engravings. One of five hundred numbered copies, this is number 372. Printed on thick paper, some pages uncut and unopened at top edges. From the library of with his small bookplate to the pastedown of the first volume. Stephen H. Wakeman (1859-1924) was one of the greatest American bibliophiles of his time. A lifelong New Yorker who made his fortune selling produce, he devoted most of his adult life to bibliophilic pursuits. In near fine condition. A very nice example, rare in this condition.
The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation, of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton.
$475.00
In Stock