The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation, Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles. Published by The Heritage Club, New York, 1938. Subtitled: Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing for the perusal of Anglers, by Izaak Walton; With Instructions, How to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream by Charles Cotton. 4to – over 9¾” – 12″ tall; xii,241pp. with drawings by Robert Ball. Green cloth with darker green fishes and lettering; top edge green; mapped endpapers. Heritage Sandglass insert Number 11A entitled Fish in Season, provides history of the angler and author; detailed information on the art, type etc. of volume. Contents are in fine, unmarked condition. Boards have light edge rubbing, two small bumps, light outer edge dusting and a light fade spot to front board; binding is tight and square. Sandglass newsletter has small stain.
The Complete (Compleat) Angler was first published in 1653 and remains enduringly popular with 1,097 editions published between 1653 and 2019 in 9 languages.
The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man’s Recreation, Walton, Izaak and Cotton, Charles
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