Description: Click here to see our other books! The Compleat Angler, or, the Contemplative Man's Recreation Being a Discourse of Rivers, Fishponds, Fish, and Fishing, Not Unworthy the Perusal of Most Anglers Izaak Walton 1931 George G. Harrap & Co LTD : London 10" by 7.5" 223, [1pp] SUMMARY The first Rackham illustrated edition of one of the most popular sporting works ever published, Izaak Walton's fishing treatise. Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 23.99 EU Postage: £ 18.99 European Postage: £ 19.99 Asia Postage: £ 31.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 32.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition thus of this work, being the first edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eleven colour plates, and twenty-five in-text line-drawings.Collated, complete.'The Compleat Angler' is Izaak Walton's well known seventeenth century work celebrating the art and spirit of fishing, in both prose and verse.The text in this edition are from the original 1676 fifth edition. The work was expanded and added to by the author for fifteen years after its first publication.Walton's writing is vivid and expands further than being just a fishing manual, with passages of rich description, such as describing the contents in the bag of an angler.Arthur Rackham was a noted and well admired book illustrator who illustrated editions of 'The Ingoldsby Legends', 'The Wind in the Willows', 'Grimm's Fairy Tales', and 'Gulliver's Travels', as well as contributing frequently to periodicals. He is considered to be one of the leaders of the 'Golden Age' of book illustrations. Rackham's work was notable for his robust use of pen and ink, which were combined with watercolours. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Light bumps to the rear board. Prize label to the verso of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
Price: 378 GBP
Location: Bath
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Author: Izaak Walton
Publisher: George G. Harrap & Co LTD
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: Yes
Language: English
Fiction Subject: None
Illustrator: Arthur Rackham
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1931
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 1.500000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
