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The Complete Angler, or the Contemplative Man's Recreation of Izaak Walton and Charles Cotton

£450.00

WALTON, Izaak and COTTON, Charles | MAJOR, John (edited by) SKU: 20696

With 74 wood engravings

London: Navarre Society, 1953.

Handsome reprint of the classic work on angling, very handsomely bound in full maroon calf by Bayntun's of Bath, with gilt fishing tool to front, highly gilt ornaments to spine, contrasting morocco labels, gilt turn-ins and page edges; marbled pastedown pages and endpapers. A magnificent copy of this angling masterpiece, oft reprinted but seldom in such a fine binding.